ERIC Number: ED590178
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun-30
Pages: 34
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Midwest Comprehensive Center Review: State Assessments in Languages Other than English. Preliminary Report
Tabaku, Lisa; Carbuccia-Abbott, Maryan; Saavedra, Elena
Midwest Comprehensive Center
This report reflects available information about the native language standardized assessments in use by the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The report reflects the growing interest and commitment of policy makers, state education agencies (SEAs), and the public to provide English learners (ELs) equitable access to standardized tests. It also reflects the requirement in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that states, "identify languages other than English that are present to a significant extent in their participating student populations," to indicate the languages for which annual student achievement tests are not available, and to "make every effort" to develop such assessments. This report includes an account of states currently using native language assessments (NLAs), the subject areas tested, and the languages of these assessments. The report takes a close look at Puerto Rico and the four states (Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado) that provide Spanish language arts assessments and additional standardized content assessments in languages other than English. The information for this report was gathered from state ESSA plans retrieved on March 13, 2018, and from SEA websites.
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Native Language, English Language Learners, Testing Accommodations, Spanish, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Language Arts, Social Studies, Achievement Tests
Midwest Comprehensive Center. Available from: American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5000; Fax: 202-403-5001; e-mail: inquiry@air.org; Web site: http://midwest-cc.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: Midwest Comprehensive Center (MWCC) at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Puerto Rico; Texas; California; New Mexico; Colorado; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: S283B120020