Why Access?
Resources
Books
Airasian, P. W. (1994). Classroom Assessment. NY: Mc Graw-Hill Inc.
Bailey, K. M. (1998). Learning about language assessment. Cambridge, MA: Heinle and Heinle.
Brown, H. D. (2005). Testing in language programs. NJ: Prentice Hall.
Brown, H. D. (2004). Language assessment: Principles and classroom practices. NY: Longman.
Cohen, A. D. (1994). Assessing Language Ability in the Classroom. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.
Genesee, F. and J. Upshur. (1996). Classroom-based evaluation in second language education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Articles
Boston, Carol (2002). The concept of formative assessment. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation , 8(9). Available online at:http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=8&n=9
Videos
Formative Assessment: teachers.tv video discusses formative assessment, rationale and applications. Although the content focuses on science the principles and performance aspect is directly applicable to assessing languages.