Dynamic Assessment A Vygotskian Approach to Understanding and Promoting L2 Development /

• Main Author: Poehner, Matthew E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: Educational Linguistics, 9
• Subjects: Education.; Linguistics.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Educational psychology.; Language Education.; Linguistics, general.; Applied Linguistics.; Learning & Instruction.; Pedagogic Psychology.

Dynamic Assessment (DA) reconceptualizes classroom interactions by arguing that teaching and assessment should not be distinct undertakings but must be integrated as a single activity that seeks to understand learner abilities by actively supporting their ongoing development. DA is based in the Vygo...

Table of Contents:

• Dynamic Assessment – Theory, Models, and Challenges
• Introducing Dynamic Assessment
• The Origins of Dynamic Assessment: Sociocultural Theory and the Zone of Proximal Development
• Prevailing Models of Dynamic Assessment
• Issues In Dynamic Assessment
• Dynamic Assessment and Second Language Development
• Toward A Model Of L2 Dynamic Assessment
• Understanding L2 Development Through Dynamic Assessment
• Promoting L2 Development Through Dynamic Assessment
• Profiling L2 Development Through Dynamic Assessment
• Constructing a Future for L2 Dynamic Assessment.