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Peer reviewedGuerrero, Michael D. – Language Testing, 2000
Seventeen states in the United States use Spanish-language proficiency tests to ensure that bilingual education teachers are able to deliver academic instruction in Spanish to school-age students. The unified validity of the Four Skills Exam (FSE), used in New Mexico for nearly 18 years, was evaluated using Messick's framework (1989). (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Proficiency
