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2026 Summer > GRAD > APLING > APLING 670

Language Assessment in the Multilingual Classroom

Course #: APLING 670

Description:
This course addresses assessments of English learners (ELs) in ESL/Bilingual classrooms and introduces specific practices that support fair and equitable assessment of ELs. Students become familiar with assessment principles and concepts (validity, reliability, proficiency, dominance, norm- and criterion- referenced testing), social policy concerns, and types of assessment in the context of Massachusetts curricular frameworks. Students apply these concepts to assessment design and other classroom practices.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-req = APLING-MA

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 1450
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Dow,Michele On-line course
Session: SS3 13W
Class Dates: 06/01/2026 - 08/20/2026
Capacity: 15
Enrolled: 12
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = APLING-MA
Course Attributes: