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Download full textAbedi, Jamal – 2003
Data from four different school sites nationwide were analyzed to examine whether standardized test results may be confounded by the lack of language proficiency of English language learners. Several analyses comparing the performance of limited English proficient (LEP) students and their non-LEP classmates revealed major differences. A Disparity…
Descriptors: Background, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
