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Which of the following best describes the Speaking domain on the ELPAC?
Answer: Students respond orally to prompts, which are recorded for scoring
In the Speaking domain, students give oral responses to prompts, and those responses are recorded and later scored.
How many overall proficiency levels does the ELPAC use to report student performance?
Answer: 4
The ELPAC reports four overall proficiency levels: Novice, Emerging, Bridging, and Reaching.
A student scores at the 'Bridging' level on the ELPAC. What does this indicate?
Answer: The student demonstrates moderate to high English proficiency approaching reclassification
Bridging indicates a high level of English development, meaning the student is close to meeting the criteria for reclassification.
What is the purpose of the Summative ELPAC?
Answer: To annually measure the English proficiency of identified English learners
The Summative ELPAC is administered annually to measure the English proficiency growth of students already identified as English learners.
Which ELPAC domain requires students to produce written text in response to a prompt?
Answer: Writing
The Writing domain asks students to compose written responses, demonstrating their ability to produce English text.
During the ELPAC, a student is shown a picture and asked to describe it. Which domain does this task belong to?
Answer: Speaking
Describing a picture orally is a Speaking task because the student produces spoken language.
What is the Initial ELPAC used for?
Answer: Identifying whether a newly enrolled student is an English learner
The Initial ELPAC is administered to newly enrolled students to determine if they should be identified as English learners.