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1.	English and Assessment - Shambles.net https://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/EnglishP/engassess/ Very informative site full of links to other sites on rubrics, projects, literacy, etc.
2.	Practical Ideas on Alternative Assessment for ESL Students https://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/practical.assessment.4.html Very good article.
3.	Guidelines for the Assessment of English Language Learners https://www.ets.org/Media/About_ETS/pdf/ELL_Guidelines.pdf An excellent 28-page guide from America's Educational Testing Service
4.	Assessment Strategies for Differentiated Instruction https://boe.ming.k12.wv.us/teachers/di/di_rubrics/introduction%20to%20DI%20assessment.htm Analysis, information and a bibliography of resources.
5.	Comprehensive Assessment - How Should We Measure Student Learning? https://www.edutopia.org/assessment-overview?gclid=COmi6fXcjaECFdFW2godb2bTNw Videos, real-life examples and lots of great resources on assessments from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
6.	Assessment and Rubric Information https://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html Useful list from Kathy Schrock.
7.	Assessment Strategies and Definitions https://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/assessme/definiti.htm A website full of information about assessment strategies.
8.	What is Authentic Assessment? https://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/whatisit.htm Informative website created by Jonathan Mueller of North Central College, Illinois on assessments. Includes "the Authentic Assessment Toolbox, a how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning."
9.	Critical Issues in Assessment - NCREL https://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/as0cont.htm Articles and resources from the USA's North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
10.	http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html https://ozpk.tripod.com/assess.html Good collection of links for assessments in English Language Arts and other areas.
11.	Assessment feedback to students https://www.bath.ac.uk/learningandteaching/cop/qastatements/QAX/assessmentfeedback.pdf Excellent six-page review.
13.	Ongoing Assessment - Harvard University https://learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/modules/help.cfm?help_id=help504 Lots of information behind the links on this page.
14.	Derek's Blog - Assessment Using Technology https://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2010/05/assessment-using-technology.html Interesting blog post from Derek Wenmoth.
15.	Aligning Learning Activities and Assessment Strategies in the ESL Classroom https://iteslj.org/Articles/Tambini-Aligning.html Excellent article by Robert F. Tambini of Centenary College, New Jersey, USA.
16.	An Introduction to Comprehensive Assessment https://www.edutopia.org/comprehensive-assessment-introduction-video A 3-minute 38 second video.
17.	Assessment Projects - University of Central Lancashire https://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/projects/archive/assess/index.php "An examination of a variety of methods for integrating language and literature within final year modules at the University of Central Lancashire and at other institutions. A secondary purpose will be to evaluate assessment methods."
18.	University of Central Lancashire https://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/projects/archive/assess/index.php Links to different assessment projects from the University of Central Lancashire.
19.	Assessment & Reporting https://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cip/learntech/ar/ Information and links on assessment from the Western Australia government.
20.	Literacy AssessNet https://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=286 Videos, forums and chat on literacy assessments.
21.	English language assessment test - World English https://www.world-english.org/english_test.htm "Here is a comprehensive language test to test your current level of English. It tests your listening, grammar and reading skills and then gives you a rating between beginner and advanced."
22.	English Language Skills Assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Language_Skills_Assessment Information from Wikipedia.
23.	Critical Issue: Rethinking Assessment and Its Role in Supporting Educational Reform https://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as700.htm An excellent, informative page from the USA's North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
24.	Florida - Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA) https://www.fldoe.org/aala/cELLa.asp "A tool to measure the progress of English Language Learners (ELLs) proficiency in English"
25.	Formative and Summative Assessments in the Classroom https://www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Assessment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx A very good analysis of two different types of assessment.
26.	Formative vs. Summative Assessments https://fcit.usf.edu/assessment/basic/basica.html A short description on the differences.
27.	Instructional Assessment https://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/langarts/40instru.htm An informative article from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development English/Language Arts Framework.
28.	Suggested Assessment Strategies https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/ela1112/elaass.htm An informative article from Canada's BC Ministry of Education.
29.	Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles https://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/MC_Word_Meaning.htm Informative page from the USA's National Institute for Literacy.
30.	Assessment of English Language Learners https://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/assessment Webcast featuring Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce, discussing effective classroom strategies for assessing English language learners. The site also has lots of resources.

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