Administrator SessionProficiency or Seat Time?

University Admission Requirement

Panel

• Dr. Jacque Van Houten, KDE• Kyle Ennis, Avant Assessment• Dr. Susan Carvahlo, University of Kentucky• Dr. Alan Brown, University of Kentucky• Dr. Laura McGee, Western Kentucky University

A National Perspective, Kyle

Where should our students be?

What does it mean to be AT a level?

How do we award CREDIT?

European-Based LanguagesSpanish, French, German and Italian

Relation Key: 1=Novice-Low, 2=Novice-Mid, 3=Novice-High, 4=Intermediate-Low, 5=Intermediate-Mid, 6=Pre-Advanced

Proficiency based language requirement

University of Kentucky

USP language requirement(1985-2010)

“meet Kentucky's pre-college curriculum requirement” (see http://www.uky.edu/Admission/apply.htm)

which means, according to the Kentucky Department of Education website:

“2 credits required or demonstrated competency” (see http://education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/High+School/ Additional+Information/The+PreCollege+Curriculum.htm)

that is, 2 years of high school study (or equivalent demonstrated competency), or 2 semesters at UK

UK Core – Revised Gen Ed curriculum

• A revised general education curriculum will be designed to smooth students' transition from high school to a research university, and to establish the foundations for advanced college-level learning.

• The general education curriculum will lay the foundation for effective citizenship in our pluralistic society that is increasingly interconnected with a multilingual, global community.

UK Core Entrance Requirement

“competency equivalent of two years of high school foreign language”

All entering students, including transfer students, must demonstrate a novice-mid proficiency level in a foreign language through an outside assessment rather than through high school seat-time.

Ways to satisfy entrance requirement

• STAMP score of 2 or higher (“novice mid”)

• AP exam (score of 2 or higher)

• SAT Subject Test (score of 2 or higher)

• Students who begin study of a new language at UK do not need to demonstrate entrance proficiency.

Ways to satisfy entrance requirement

• For languages for which the STAMP is not available (for example, Latin), UK will administer its own assessment exam.

• For non-native speakers of English, a TOEFL exam score of 71 or higher will constitute proof of proficiency.

Preliminary results of STAMP testing:Reading

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Preliminary results of STAMP testing:Speaking

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Western Kentucky University

State Perspective, KDE

World Languages in the Arts & Humanities

Program Review

Kentucky State Board of EducationDecember 8, 2010

RATIONALE• LEARNER EXPECTATIONS: 2.27, 2.28• 2005 State Board of Education

recommendation to build capacity for a 2016 World Languages graduation requirement

• NCLB Core Subject• 21st Century Skill• College & Career Readiness• Kentucky’s Global Economic Preparedness• Civic Responsiveness

WL Program Standards

• Curriculum & Instruction

• Formative & Summative Assessments

• Professional Development & Support Services

• Administrative/Leadership Support & Monitoring