Proficiency Levels Flashcards
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A TELPAS student at the Advanced High level demonstrates which characteristic?
Answer: Near-native English proficiency with occasional errors
Advanced High students have near-native proficiency and make only occasional, minor errors in English.
Which TELPAS proficiency level is most associated with one- or two-word responses in English?
Answer: Beginning
Beginning-level students typically produce very limited English output such as one- or two-word responses.
In TELPAS, which domain is NOT one of the four assessed language domains?
Answer: Grammar
TELPAS assesses Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing; Grammar is not a separate assessed domain.
A student rated Intermediate in Reading can best be described as able to:
Answer: Understand simple sentences and high-frequency vocabulary in context
Intermediate readers understand simple sentences and familiar vocabulary but still need support with complex text.
How are TELPAS proficiency ratings for Listening and Speaking collected for grades K–12?
Answer: Through teacher holistic rating based on ongoing observation
Teachers assign holistic ratings for Listening and Speaking based on accumulated observation of student performance.
Which proficiency level describes a student who can participate in conversations on familiar topics but struggles with abstract or academic language?
Answer: Advanced
Advanced students handle conversational English well but still have difficulty with highly abstract or specialized academic language.
What is the primary purpose of the TELPAS composite score?
Answer: To provide an overall English proficiency rating across all four domains
The TELPAS composite score combines ratings from all four language domains to give a single overall proficiency level.