Students in my level 1a Spanish class embarked on their first Integrated Performance Assessment, for which we had much preparation! The task of grading such an assessment is certainly no small feat. It took me the majority of the weekend to get it done but as laborious as the task was it was incredibly rewarding. Here is what I learned about my students from their IPA's
1. They know what they are doing 2. They don't give up 3. They tackle authentic text with the mantra "It is ok that I do not understand everything, it is about exposure." and boy do they tackle it! 4. They can identify theme 5. They can identify author's purpose 6. They can identify author's perspective 7. They can locate information in authentic text documents 8. They can pull out the information they have learned 9. They are amazing 10. They are capable 11. They were inspired by being rated at the "Novice mid" proficiency. When I passed these IPAs out for my students to review their grades, the smile on their faces and the chatter in the classroom was intoxicating, "Look how much I understood!" "I knew it was a library car form!" "I knew Francesca was a student, she talked about school!" I loved it. Success on Integrated performance assessments doesn't come by just handing out the paper and saying a prayer that they get it right. It takes skillful planning, opportunities for students to observe, listen, produce, communicate, and examine the language. You want students to be able to listen to a native speak and pull out information, well then you better give them multiple opportunities to do it! You want them to be able to identify the theme of a text or the purpose? You better give them multiple opportunities to do it! You want them to communicate with each other in the target language? You guessed it! You better give them the opportunity to do it! I couldn't be happier with what I learned about my students following this first IPA! I better get to planning more awesome experiences :) -One happy Spanish 1 teacher
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