The National Core French Assessment Project: Design and Field Test of Formative Evaluation Instruments at the Intermediate Level

A cross-country team of teachers developed prototype evaluation instruments congruent with the theoretical framework of the National Core French Study. An initial series of formative evaluation instruments for intermediate-level core French students were refined and fieldtested. Results of the field-test indicate that the overall reaction to this bank of evaluation instruments is very positive. Teachers found the instruments flexible to use and helpful for evaluating the desired learning outcomes. Students found them beneficial for focusing and organizing learning activities, thereby enabling them to improve their performance in French. Both teachers and students comment on the motivating aspect of these instruments and on their potential for providing useful feedback.