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Reference Performance Level Descriptors: Outcome of a National Working Session on Defining an 'English Proficient' Performance Standard

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Title: Reference Performance Level Descriptors: Outcome of a National Working Session on Defining an 'English Proficient' Performance Standard
Language: English
Authors: Cook, H. Gary, MacDonald, Rita, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
Source: Council of Chief State School Officers. 2014.
Availability: Council of Chief State School Officers. One Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-336-7016; Fax: 202-408-8072; e-mail: pubs@ccsso.org; Web site: http://www.ccsso.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2014
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English Language Learners, Academic Standards, Performance, Oral Language, Written Language, Expressive Language, Receptive Language
Abstract: This document is the second in a series of working papers that elaborate on a framework of four key stages in moving toward a common definition of English learner (EL), as described in the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) publication, "Toward a 'Common Definition of English Learner': Guidance for States and State Assessment Consortia in Defining and Addressing Policy and Technical Issues and Options" (Linquanti & Cook 2013). This working paper addresses a key aspect of the CCSSO guidance document's third stage--defining an "English proficient" performance standard. It presents a set of Reference Performance Level Descriptors developed as a result of guidance provided at a national working session of state and consortium representatives, experts, and stakeholders held on September 17, 2013 at the Washington, D.C. offices of CCSSO. An appendix contains a list of participants and the institutions they represented.
Abstractor: ERIC
Number of References: 2
EIS Cited: ED558159, ED565624
Entry Date: 2016
Accession Number: ED565681
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This document is the second in a series of working papers that elaborate on a framework of four key stages in moving toward a common definition of English learner (EL), as described in the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) publication, "Toward a 'Common Definition of English Learner': Guidance for States and State Assessment Consortia in Defining and Addressing Policy and Technical Issues and Options" (Linquanti & Cook 2013). This working paper addresses a key aspect of the CCSSO guidance document's third stage--defining an "English proficient" performance standard. It presents a set of Reference Performance Level Descriptors developed as a result of guidance provided at a national working session of state and consortium representatives, experts, and stakeholders held on September 17, 2013 at the Washington, D.C. offices of CCSSO. An appendix contains a list of participants and the institutions they represented.