Assessment 7: Assessment that addresses language: American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation
1. A brief description of the assessment and its use in the program (one sentence may be sufficient)
The assignment requires candidates to demonstrate their proficiency in American Sign Language by signing a story.
2. A description of how this assessment specifically aligns with the standards it is cited for in Section III.
As indicated in Section III, this assignment addresses CEC Standard:
Standard 6: Language
As the assessment tool (section 5a) and rubric (section 5b) describe, the assignment specifically aligns with the standard by requiring candidates to demonstrate their ASL proficiency and enhance language development by demonstrating use of directional verbs, topic-comment structure, contrastive structure, role shifting and non manual markers. This assessment is given after a semester of practicing, discussing and reflecting on use of ASL grammar.
3. A brief analysis of the data findings
The data in section 5c show student performance scores for one semester. (To better meet the standards, the faculty decided to change the key assessment in spring 2007, and therefore, data were not available for previous semesters.) Overall there were scores for 9 candidates. In total, 78% of the candidates performed at or above standard and two candidates performed below standard. In other words, 7 out of 9 candidates passed at or above standard. Because there is only one semester of data, continuation of data collection is needed to identify emerging trends.
4. An interpretation of how that data provides evidence for meeting standards
The data shown in section 5c affirms that the candidates met the standards. Seventy-eight percent of the candidates (7 out of 9) performed at or above standard. Because there is only one semester of data, continuation of data collection is needed to identify evidence for meeting standards.
5. Attachment of assessment documentation, including[1]
(a) the assessment tool or description of the assignment
Sign the Tortoise and Hare story paying close attention to the following grammatical features. Write down the sentences that include the grammatical features being assessed includes directional verbs, topic-comment structure, contrastive structure, role shifting and non-manual markers (as detailed in the rubric).
(b) the scoring guide for the assessment
Sentence/Feature / Exemplary (5) / Proficient (4.5) / Marginal (4) / Unsatisfactory (3)1) Directional Verb / Present, clear & complex / Present and clear / Somewhat present and clear / Missing and/or unclear
2) Topic-comment structure / Present, clear & complex / Present and clear / Somewhat present and clear / Missing and/or unclear
3) Contrastive Structure / Present, clear & complex / Present and clear / Somewhat present and clear / Missing and/or unclear
4) Role shifting / Present, clear & complex / Present and clear / Somewhat present and clear / Missing and/or unclear
5) Non manual Marker / Present, clear & complex / Present and clear / Somewhat present and clear / Missing and/or unclear
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(c) candidate data derived from the assessment.
Key Assessment 7 / Format of Data / Semester / Candidate Performance RatingsBelow Standard (Marginal/ Unsatisfactory) / At Standard (Proficient) / Above Standard (Exemplary) / Grand Total
American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation / Number / Spring 2006 / 0
American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation / Percentage / Spring 2006
American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation / Number / Fall 2006 / 0
American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation / Percentage / Fall 2006
American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation / Number / Spring 2007 / 2 / 6 / 1 / 9
American Sign Language (ASL) Evaluation / Percentage / Spring 2007 / 22% / 67% / 11% / 100%
Total / Number / Total Semesters / 2 / 6 / 1 / 9
Total / Percentage / Total Semesters / 22% / 67% / 11% / 100%
[1] All three components of the assessment – as identified in 5a-c – must be attached, with the following exceptions: (a) the assessment tool and scoring guide are not required for reporting state licensure data, and (b) for some assessments, data may not yet be available.