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An Examination of the Validity of English-Language Achievement Test Scores in an English Language Learner Population
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Abella, Rodolfo; Urrutia, Joanne; Shneyderman, Aleksandr – Bilingual Research Journal, 2005
Approximately 1,700 English language learners (ELLs) and former ELL students, in Grades 4 and 10, were tested using both an English-language (Stanford Achievement Test, 9th ed.) and a Spanish-language (Aprenda, 2nd ed.) achievement test. Their performances on the two tests were contrasted. The results showed that ELL students, for the most part,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Scores, Test Validity, Test Results
High-Stakes Testing and English Language Learners: Questions of Validity
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Mahon, Elizabeth A. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
The purpose of this study was to understand relationships between English proficiency and academic performance for a group of English language learners (ELLs) from 4 elementary schools. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to examine scores from the Language Assessment Scales, the Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey, and the Colorado…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 5, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
Naturalistic Language Assessment of LEP Students in Classroom Interactions.
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Gomez, Leo; And Others – Bilingual Research Journal, 1996
Describes the development of an instrument designed to assess the language competence of second language learners by observing natural interactions in transitional bilingual classrooms. A pilot study that assessed the social language of 24 bilingual fifth-graders in a summer math program provided data for examining the instrument's reliability and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication