DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT VERSUS STATIC TESTING: MEASURING THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT IN SECOND LANGUAGE READING COMPREHENSION

This article talks about the change from Static testing to Dynamic assessment in teaching a second language. It focuses on Lev Vygotskys idea of the Zone of Proximal development. This is the area where a student can learn with a help from a teacher or a more advanced student. The article says that while static tests can give us some information they do not tell us what a student is really capable of. Dynamic assessment can help us understand what a student needs to learn and how to help them.