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    Integrated assessment system (IAS): A combination of traditional and alternative assessment at the Foreing Language Department of the University of El Salvador
    (2010-09-01) Belloso Barrientos, Karla Corina; Laínez Ramírez, Manuel Antonio; Fuentes Gudiel, Rafaél Antonio; Hernández Rivas, René Arturo; Ayala, Edgar Nicolás
    Nowadays, there are many countries in Central America that are going through new educational challenges. And one of those challenges has to do specifically with the current assessment system. In El Salvador, the issue about enhancing the current assessment system is also being discussed and analyzed to yield new and effective results in education. Since the implementation of the plan called “plan 2021” by the Ministry of Education (MINED), many foreign language teachers have felt committed to implementing a better assessment system that aims at generating more proficient students in L2. However, to conceive changes that produce effective results is necessary the power of visionary minds and constant inquiring effort to understand the art in education. his paper has been written with the purpose of demonstrating how beneficial the Integrated Assessment System (traditional and alternative) can be. So to reach the construction of this paper, it was necessary to follow a systematic process that allowed the group to understand some issues in the current assessment process and finally offer a proposal.