In order to provide our DLI Spanish teachers with additional data for identifying the Spanish proficiency levels of their students, APS will administer the STAMP test for Listening and Speaking in March 2018 for DLI students in grades 1st - 4th.
Developed by AVANT Assessments, the STAMP 4Se (STAndards-based Measurement of Proficiency), was created by experts in the field to improve language learning outcomes in elementary language programs. STAMP enables teachers to reflect upon their instruction to improve proficiency outcomes and empowers school and district leaders to make decisions on curriculum and teacher training.
The STAMP Se provides real-world content and question types that are appropriate for elementary-aged students. The STAMP Se is administered on the computer and is adaptive, so students feel challenged, but not overwhelmed. The speaking section of the assessment is scored by language experts at AVANT. The results provided by the test will provide the Spanish DLI teachers with some additional data on what their students are able to do with the language as scored by an external evaluator. DLI Spanish teachers will utilize the STAMP results as one piece of data in their determination of assignment of levels on the APS Spanish Proficiency Report.
Parents can obtain more information about the STAMP Se assessment at https://avantassessment.com/stamp4se