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The Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP), delivered by

Avant Assessment, is a web-based, computer-adaptive tool that is used in
CFSD to assess the language proficiency of Spanish students at the end of
their 5th and 8th grade years. The STAMP4Se is administered to 5 th graders
while the STAMP 4S is administered to 8 th graders. The assessment is
scheduled annually in March or April over a span of 4-6 days.
The STAMP assesses competency in all four communicative modes and test
scores are related to the ACTFL Guidelines at the Novice, Intermediate, and
Advanced levels. Individual STAMP results are examined with a variety of
other data points to determine appropriate placement for WL students as
they transition from elementary to middle school and from middle school to
high school. The results of this external assessment are also used to gauge
the efficacy of our WL and immersion programs and to inform decisions
regarding staff development and instructional planning.
Perhaps one of the most important ideas to communicate to students before
STAMP administration is that it is an assessment that cannot be failed.
Instead it is a measure of each students ability to use language in
communicative contexts at a given point in time and, as such, it gives
students the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and to target
specific goals for improvement while also affording teachers the opportunity
gauge the efficacy of instruction.
STAMP4Se Format
Note: The STAMP4Se test is not timed. Students may pause and resume the
assessment at any point.
On average, students take around 80 minutes to complete the full
assessment.
1. Reading: approx. 24 multiple-choice questions; approx. 25-35 minutes
(The assessment is adaptive so it could take some students a longer or
shorter period of time to complete.)
2. Writing: 2 writing prompts; approximately 10 minutes
3. Listening: approx. 24 multiple-choice questions; approx. 25-30 minutes
4. Speaking: 2 speaking prompts; 10 minutes
FifthgradestudentswillaccesstheSTAMP4Setestathttps://stamp4se.avantassessment.com.
TeachersmayviewtheirstudentsassessmentresultsatthatURLaswell.