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Download full textMichaels, Natalie N.; Stewart, Timothy; Barredo, Ronald; Raynes, Edilberto; Edmundson, Deborah; Kunnu, Elizabeth – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2019
High-stakes testing can be a major hurdle for individuals who know the material well, but have trouble understanding the language of the test. Many people have difficulty understanding test questions when the wording of the question is different from the language variation typically used by the test-taker. This research builds on prior research…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Language Variation, Language Tests
