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Direct linkPoehner, Matthew E.; Lantolf, James P. – Language Teaching Research, 2013
Dynamic Assessment (DA) derives from Vygotsky's (1987) insight that the use of mediation, attuned to learner needs, enables learners to perform beyond their current level of functioning, thereby providing insights into emerging capabilities. The instructional quality of mediation means that this process simultaneously creates possibilities…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Evaluation Methods
Lantolf, James P.; Poehner, Matthew E. – Language Teaching Research, 2011
This article reports the efforts of an elementary school teacher of Spanish as a second language to implement principles of dynamic assessment (DA) in her daily interactions with learners. DA is neither an assessment instrument nor a method of assessing but a framework for conceptualizing teaching and assessment as an integrated activity of…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Second Language Learning, Teacher Student Relationship, Sociocultural Patterns
Poehner, Matthew E.; Lantolf, James P. – Language Teaching Research, 2005
The focus of this paper is on the implementation of Dynamic Assessment (henceforth, DA) in the L2 classroom setting. DA is an approach to assessment and instruction derived from Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development (henceforth, ZPD). In what follows, we will first discuss briefly the concept of the ZPD and its realization in DA…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Language Tests, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation
