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I will recommend AAPPL for our high school students. None of my students are native speakers. AAPPL is both performance and proficiency -based. My district is using AAPPL scores to decide if a student can receive a seal of biliteracy.
The ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) is an assessment of standards-based language learning across the three modes of communication (Interpersonal, Presentational, and Interpretive) as defined by the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning. The AAPPL assesses Interpersonal Listening/Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Reading, and Interpretive Listening, and ratings are assigned according to the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners.
Students can have the Interpretive Reading, and Interpretive Listening assessments at the end of the third year of learning Chinese. They can take the Interpersonal Listening/Speaking, Presentational Writing assessments at the end of the fourth year of learning Chinese.
Some teachers mentioned AAPPL isn’t an easy assessment for students. That’s why we have to train students to meet the requirements.
AAPPL doesn’t require special training for people who will administer this specific assessment platform.
