Language Proficiency Assessment: What Does That Mean? A Report of the NABE Pre-Conference Workshop (Los Alamitos, California, April 19, 1980). Professional Papers.

Rodriguez, Victor, Ed.

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Publication Date: 1980-Apr

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Language Proficiency Assessment: What Does That Mean? A Report of the NABE Pre-Conference Workshop (Los Alamitos, California, April 19, 1980). Professional Papers.

Rodriguez, Victor, Ed.

Materials are presented from a workshop designed to provide an opportunity for bilingual education researchers and practitioners to share knowledge, experiences, and concerns related to assessing language proficiency. The sessions included: (1) "Formal and Informal Evaluation of Oral English Language Skills," by William Russell; (2) "Assessing English Literacy Skills: Writing," by Ann Humes; (3) "Reading Assessment and the Bilingual Teacher," by Laila Fiege-Kollman; (4) "Some Considerations in Constructing and Administering Language Proficiency Tests," by Bonita Ford; and (5) "Adaptation of English Proficiency Instruments for Korean," by Kenneth K. Kim. The workshop evaluation form, along with the participants evaluations are appended. (EKN)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Korean, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language, Reading Skills, Spanish, Testing Problems, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Collected Works - Proceedings

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Language: English

Sponsor: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.

Authoring Institution: National Center for Bilingual Research, Los Alamitos, CA.

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Note: Workshop conducted pursuant to cooperative agreement 00-CA-80-0001.