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Validity of Standardized Achievement Tests for English Language Learners.
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Abedi, Jamal; Leon, Seth; Mirocha, Jim – 2001
The concurrent validity of standardized achievement tests (the Stanford 9 and the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) was examined using data from different school districts nationwide and a latent variable modeling approach. Items in the standardized achievement tests in several content areas were divided into parcels. Parcel scores were used to create…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Validity Considerations in the Assessment of LEP Students Using Standardized Achievement Tests.
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Abedi, Jamal – 2001
Validity and reliability issues in standardized testing of students of limited English proficiency (LEP) were studied. Existing data from four different school sites were obtained for LEP and non-LEP students for three different standardized tests, the Stanford Achievement Tests (Ninth edition), the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, and the Language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)