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Qualitative Assessment of Ethnic Minority Adult Students.
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Wooden, Sharon; And Others – 1987
This paper commends qualitative assessment as a significant alternative to standardized testing to determine language proficiency, placement, and instruction for ethnic first and second language adult learners in postsecondary education. Standardized tests and traditional language curriculum and methodology are rigid in instructional scope and…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Culture Fair Tests, Ethnic Groups, Language Aptitude