TEL 6220 - Standards and Assessments in ESL Education

This graduate course is an introduction to the basic, current, and innovative approaches to classroom-based assessments of ELLs. Through this course, candidates will begin to acquire an understanding of ESL/bilingual standards and how they relate to assessment and instruction. In this course, students will gain understanding which will allow them to critically examine assessment tools as well as design formative assessment specific to the ELLs’ needs.

Note: Open to graduate students only.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: TEL 5150 and TEL 5200, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites

Credits: 3 hours