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ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT, AUTHENTIC ASSESMENT

AND PERFORANCE ASSESSMENT:SELECTED REFERENCES

(last updated 24 January2012)

Aschbacher, P. (1991). Performance assessment: State activity, interest, and concerns. Applied Measurement in Education, 4, 275-288.

Bachman, L. F. (2002). Alternative interpretations of alternative assessments. Some validity issues in educational performance assessments. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 21(1), 5-18.

Bachman, L. F. (2002). Some reflections on task-based language performance assessment. Language Testing, 19(4), 453-476.

Bachman, L. F., Lynch, B. K., & Mason, M. (1995). Investigating variability in tasks and rater judgments in a performance test of foreign language speaking. Language Testing, 12, 238-257.

Bailey, K.M. (1998). “Alternative” assessments: Performance tests and portfolios. In K. M. Bailey (Ed.),Learning about language assessment: Dilemmas, decisions, and directions(pp. 204-226). Boston, MA: Heinle.

Bailey, K.M. (1985). If I had known then what I know now: Performance testing of foreign teaching assistants. In P.C. Hauptman, R. LeBlanc, M.B. Wesche (Eds.),Second language performance testing(pp. 153-180). Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.

Balliro, L. (1993). What kind of alternative? Examining alternative assessment. TESOL Quarterly, 27, 558-561.

Barlow, L., & Coombe, C. (2001). Implementing alternative assessment in the Arabian Gulf. In Z. Syed D. Heuring (Eds.), Tools of the trade: Teaching EFL in the Gulf. Abu Dhabi: Military Language Institute.

Boals, T., & Davidson, F. (2002/2003). Alternative assessment validation in Wisconsin. Language Testing Update,33, 21-53.

Brown, A. (1995). The effect of rater variables in the development of an occupation-specific language performance test. Language Testing, 12, 1-15.

Brown, H.D. (2004). Beyond tests: Alternatives in assessment. In H. D. Brown (Ed.), Language assessment: Principles and classroom practices(pp. 251-280). London: Longman.

Brown, J.D., & Hudson, T. (1998). The alternatives in language assessment. TESOL Quarterly, 32, 653-675.

Carl, K., & Rosen, M. (1994). Evaluation Assistance Center East resource list: Using alternative assessment with English language learners: references and resources. GeorgeWashingtonUniversity. Retrieved from

Geeslin, K. (2003). Student self-assessment in the foreign languageclassroom: The Place of authentic assessment in the Spanish language classroom. Hispania, 86, 857-868.

Herman, J., Aschbacher, P., & Winters, L. (1992). A practical guide to alternative assessment. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Huerta-Macias, A. (1995). Alternative assessment: Responses to commonly asked questions. TESOL Journal, 5, 8-11.

Jurkowitz, L.A., & Kost, C.R. (2000-2001). Breaking the barriers: Co-constructing an alternative assessment. Arizona working papers in second language acquisition and teaching, 8, 14-26.

Lewkowicz, J. (2000). Authenticity in language testing: Some outstanding questions. Language Testing, 17(1), 43-64.

McNamara, T. F. (1997). ‘Interaction’ in second language performance assessment: Whose performance? Applied Linguistics, 18, 446-466.

Miller, M., & Legg, S. (1993). Alternative assessment in a high-stakes environment. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 12, 9-15.

Norris, J. M., Brown, J. D., Hudson, T. D., & Yoshioka, J. K. (1998). Designing second language performance assessment. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

Oscarson, M. (2004). Alternative forms of assessment and student participation. Language Testing Update, 36, 114-115.

Pena-Florida, A. H. (2002). Non-traditional forms of assessment and response to student writing: A step toward learner autonomy. In J.C. Richards & W. A. Renandya (Eds.), Methodology in language teaching: An anthology of current practice (pp. 344-353). Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press.

Shohamy, E. (1995). Performance assessment in language testing. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 15, 188-211.

Tsagari, C. (2004). Alternative assessment: some considerations. Language Testing Update, 36, 116-124.

van Daalen, M. (1999). Test usefulness in alternative assessment. Dialogue on Language Instruction, 13, 1-26.

van Hest, E. (2000). Analyzing self-repair: An alternative way of language assessment. In G. Ekbatani & H. Pierson (Eds.), Learner-directed assessment in ESL (pp. 13-47). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

van Houten, J.B. (2007). The current and potential impact of the European Language Portfolio on language learning in the United States. ADFL Bulletin, 38(3), 15-19.

Wilhelm, K.H. (2005). Developmental and alternative assessment: Knowing what they know (and don’t know!). Crosslinks inEnglish Language Teacher, 2, 63-93.

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