National performance standards for oral communication K-12: New standards and speaking/listening/viewing

Author(s): Hampton, S.

Journal/Book: Commun Educ. 1998; 47: 5105 Backlick Rd, Annandale, VA 22003. Speech Communication Assn. 183-193.

Abstract: The standards movement aims to reform K-12 education in the U.S. By raising expectations for student performance, by applying expectations to all children, and by monitoring achievement through authentic assessments. Prospects for implementing oral communication instruction in classrooms can be enhanced by aligning with this movement. New Standards is a nationally based, highly visible program for developing and promulgating performance standards in several curricular areas, including. The oral communication standards incorporated into New Standards promote several principles. (1) Oral communication assessment can be integrated into common learning activities; by the same token, oral communication activities facilitate learning. (2) Oral communication skills manifest developmental patterning. (3) Oral communication instruction bridges individual expression with academic discipline. (4) Oral communication is learned across the curriculum. (5) Speaking and listening performance can be assessed and documented authentically. New Standards is not a flawless vehicle for promoting oral communication instruction in K-12, but it can exert substantial impact for increasing classroom teachers' attentiveness to oral communication instruction.

Note: Article Rubin DL, Univ Georgia, Dept Speech Commun, Athens,GA 30602 USA

Keyword(s): education reform; education standards; oral communication instruction; performance assessment; LANGUAGE ARTS; CURRICULUM

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