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The Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs) were designed to address a national need for measuring student progress toward the attainment of the goal areas and competencies described in the national standards and the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners. The IPA prototype outlines a process for going beyond current practice in foreign language testing: within a single thematic context, students first complete an interpretive task, then use the information learned in an interpersonal task, and finally summarize their learning with a presentational task. Clear rubrics guide the students' task completion and the teachers' scoring. This booklet will help teachers assess students' progress toward the K-12 standards as well as students' language proficiency within the framework of the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners.

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