3: Overview of Comprehensive Assessments
Comprehensive Assessments in ADAPT
The comprehensive assessments for Tarea Libre 2 build on the success of similar assignments in Tarea Libre . With the addition of incorporated media and a new question type, the Tarea Libre 2 team members were able to expand the assessment types to include interactive questions that allow for more opportunities for learners to showcase their comprehension and production skills, doing so with greater depth. Just as in Tarea Libre , all media used in the assignments is either openly licensed or was created by the team.
Types of Comprehensive Assessments
Leamos
Building on the success of this assessment type in Tarea Libre , the team wrote original pieces and adapted from known open-access news sites for Leamos. These readings were chosen to mirror the topics of Acceso , particularly the readings showcased in the "Almanaque" and "Un paso más" sections. Of note is that the topics represent a wide array of peoples and cultures from the Spanish-speaking world, in compliance with the IDEA Framework of the Academic Senate of California Community College Open Educational Resource Initiative (ASCCC OERI), thereby incorporating culturally responsive educational best practices. The readings are accompanied by audio narrations by members of our team, and they are followed by comprehension questions. There is more information on these readings in the next chapter, Overview of Reading Content . Examples of the readings types can be seen in the images below.
Escuchemos
Building on the success of this assessment type in Tarea Libre , the team created original videos using Powtoon that focused on topics related to various Acceso topics, particularly those showcased in the "Almanaque" and "Un paso más" sections. These original videos include either monologues on the topics or dialogues between people discussing the topics. The videos have then been incorporated into ADAPT and are captioned and transcribed into Spanish. An example of the Escuchemos content can be seen below.
After watching the video, students are then asked to record answers to comprehension questions using the recording widget embedded within ADAPT. Alternatively, students can submit an audio file with that information. Regardless of the submission, ADAPT will automatically caption and transcribe the submission for instructors. An example of the recording widget can be seen below.
Hablemos
Building on the success of this assessment type in Tarea Libre, the team created new comprehension assessments that tie directly to various readings in Acceso , particularly to "Almanaque" and "Un paso más" sections. Students will submit audio recordings that answer the questions in the prompt using the same audio recording widget that is used with Escuchemos assessments. An example of the Hablemos content is shown below.
Conversemos
New for this project, Tarea Libre 2 incorporates the question type Discuss-It to create interactive discussion assessments. These discussions are directly connected to various topics in Acceso , particularly readings in "Almanaque" and "Un paso más" sections. Students will be required to post an initial audio, video, or text recording, followed by posting reactions to the recordings of their classmates. This assessment type can be used in online courses to satisfy regular and substantive interaction (RSI), and can be used in all courses to encourage oral production. An example of the Conversemos content is shown below.