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Publication Date: 2021
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CBM Language Measures as Indicators of Foreign-Language Learning: Technical Adequacy of Scores for Secondary-School Students
Hoefnagel, Laura; Espin, Christine A.; Rippe, Ralph
International Journal for Research in Learning Disabilities, v5 n1 p42-57 2021
Students with and without learning disabilities often struggle to learn a foreign language (FL). Teachers could benefit from a measure designed to screen and identify students at risk for FL learning difficulties. In this study, we examined the reliability and validity of scores from four curriculum-based measures (CBM) as potential indicators of English FL learning: reading aloud, maze selection, and English-to-Dutch and Dutch-to-English word translation. Participants were 133 Dutch students in Grade 8. Criterion variables were English course grades and scores on a standardized achievement test (Cito-VAS). Alternate-form reliability ranged from r = 0.77 to 0.87. Correlations between CBM and criterion measure scores ranged from r = -0.04 to 0.65. Scores from maze selection and reading aloud alone predicted English-language proficiency better than a combination of scores from the four measures, explaining 29.7% and 23.6% of the variance, respectively. Implications for the use of CBM for FL screening and progress-monitoring are discussed.
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Screening Tests, English (Second Language), Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Scores, Educational Indicators, Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Oral Reading, Cloze Procedure, Indo European Languages, Translation, Language Proficiency, Progress Monitoring
International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities. e-mail: ijrld@bc.edu; Web site: http://www.iarld.com/home/the-journal-thalamus
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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