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Young, John W.; King, Teresa C.; Hauck, Maurice Cogan; Ginsburgh, Mitchell; Kotloff, Lauren; Cabrera, Julio; Cavalie, Carlos – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
This article describes two research studies conducted on the linguistic modification of test items from K-12 content assessments. In the first study, 120 linguistically modified test items in mathematics and science taken by fourth and sixth graders were found to have a wide range of outcomes for English language learners (ELLs) and non-ELLs, with…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Test Items, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests
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Feinauer, Erika; Whiting, Erin F. – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2012
This study examined the sociolinguistic contexts of neighborhoods and schools in two predominantly Latino communities in the United States. We used census data to assess social and ethnic composition and observational data to compare and contrast environmental print, language use, and availability of community services in Spanish in these schools…
Descriptors: Community Services, Neighborhoods, Ethnicity, Sociolinguistics