Principles and Practices of Socio-cultural Assessment

“Principles and Practices of Socio-cultural Assessment:
Foundations for Effective Strategies for Linguistically
Diverse Classrooms”
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Introduction
With growing priority of English as a world’s official language, there is an increasing
number of English language learner’s (Lucas, 2008). Countries across the world with
increased numbers of learner’s, needs to deploy strategies to meet needs of classroom
students. The scope of the report deals with strategies that incorporate concepts,
principles and checklist items for evaluation.
Analysis
In order to meet needs of English language learner’s appropriate goals for learning,
standards set for curriculum, pedagogical setting for socio-culture along with assessment
with practices that are coherent (Allison, 2007). The classroom needs to provide
motivation and ambience for learning. Learner’s in linguistically diversified classrooms
has to be provided facilitating environment. Such environment will help learner’s pick-up
more education and knowledge. Assessment needs to be diverted to include skill testing
of students and capabilities. Testing of assessment needs to be done in a manner such that
students do not get de-motivated and are able to get motivated from their performance in
such examinations. Assessment and skill testing has to be undertaken in various areas of
performance to test understanding related to vocal, written and other linguistic skill
related to linguistic (Lynch, 2008). More strategies for linguistic needs to include more
complicated scenarios such that students can competently deal with various situations.
Conclusion
Analysis of pertinent facts reveals that classroom environment along with set assessment
enables students to integrate better learning. Practices and other relevant understanding
related to learning can help boosting knowledge. Students has to be made practice more
such that they are able to reflect knowledge.
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Reference Lists
Allison, B. N. (2007). Effective teaching strategies for middle school learners in
multicultural, multilingual classrooms. Middle School Journal, 12-18.
Lucas, T. V.-G. (2008). Linguistically responsive teacher education: Preparing classroom
teachers to teach English language learners. Journal of Teacher Education, 361-
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Lynch, S. &. (2008). Developing standards-based individualized education program
objectives for students with significant needs. Teaching Exceptional Children, 36-
39.
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