Validation of the Language Assessment Scales.

Dalton, Starrett

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ERIC Number: EJ226716

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Publication Date: 1979

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Validation of the Language Assessment Scales.

Dalton, Starrett

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n4 p1001-03 Win 1979

In order to determine the concurrent validity of the Language Assessment Scale I as a measure of English language proficiency, test scores were compared to teacher judgment as reflected in a rating scale. Scores correlated .73 with a quantitative measure of teacher judgment. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Spanish Speaking, Student Evaluation, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Language Assessment Scales

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