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After taking a close at the five assessment platforms, I recommend AAPPL as the assessment platform to evaluate language skills in my high school students.
Firstly, AAPPL is an assessment platform that is suitable for evaluating students of different age groups and language backgrounds, including native speaker, heritage and non-heritage speakers. My high school it public high school in grades 9-12. The student demographics have 70% Asian, 23% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, and 1% Multiracial. AAPPL is developed for grades 3-12 to emphasize the relationship between classroom practice and real life tasks. It is a web based assessment which highlights communication modes in technology-based contexts. The AAPPL ratings is aligned with ACTFL standard from Novice low to Advances which provides suggestions for improvement that focus on skill development.
Secondly, the AAPPL is an assessment that was purposefully designed with both proficiency and performance in mind. It assesses students’ proficiency in three communication modes of communication, which makes it ideal for assessing language skills in a diverse group of students. AAPPL evaluates a range of language skills and can test four modalities, including interpersonal listening and speaking, presentational writing and interpretive listening and reading. This assessment is aligned with the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards, which is a widely recognized framework for measuring language proficiency. The AAPPL Score report shows what students can do in the different modes and provides individualized strategies for progressing along the continuum.
Lastly, AAPPL requires minimal training for the people who will administer the assessment. The platform provides detailed instructions for administrators, and the test format is user-friendly, making it easy to use for educators with minimal training in language assessment. AAPPL provides detailed reports and comparison charts for the administer. Its assessment can be used for recognition of seal of biliteracy and for curriculum development and instruction in our school.
In summary, AAPPL is an ideal assessment platform for evaluating language skills in my diverse group of high school students. It assesses proficiency in three modes of communication, evaluates a range of language skills, and requires minimal training for the people who will administer the assessment.
