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Research paper thumbnail of Providing Validity Evidence to Improve the Assessment of English Language Learners

PsycEXTRA Dataset, 2000

... Wolf, Joan L. Herman, Jinok Kim, Jamal Abedi, Seth Leon, Noelle Griffin, Patina L. Bachman, S... more ... Wolf, Joan L. Herman, Jinok Kim, Jamal Abedi, Seth Leon, Noelle Griffin, Patina L. Bachman, Sandy M. Chang, Tim Farnsworth, Hyekyung Jung, Julie Nollner, & ... 8, 71% of ELL students still scored Below Basic as compared to 30% of non-ELL students (Perie, Grigg, & Dion, 2005 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Issues in Assessing English Language Learners: English Language Proficiency Measures and Accommodation Uses. Literature Review (Part 1 of 3). CRESST Report 731

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has made a great impact on states' policies in assessing ... more The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has made a great impact on states' policies in assessing English language learner (ELL) students. The legislation requires states to develop or adopt sound assessments in order to validly measure the ELL students' English language proficiency (ELP), as well as content knowledge and skills. Although states have moved rapidly to meet these requirements, they face challenges to validate their current assessment and accountability systems for ELL students, partly due to the lack of resources. Considering the significant role of assessments in guiding decisions about organizations and individuals, it is of paramount importance to establish a valid assessment system. In light of this, we reviewed the current literature and policy regarding ELL assessment in order to inform practitioners of the key issues to consider in their validation processes. Drawn from our review of literature and practice, we developed a set of guidelines and recommendatio...

Research paper thumbnail of Providing Validity Evidence to Improve the Assessment of English Language Learners

PsycEXTRA Dataset, 2000

... Wolf, Joan L. Herman, Jinok Kim, Jamal Abedi, Seth Leon, Noelle Griffin, Patina L. Bachman, S... more ... Wolf, Joan L. Herman, Jinok Kim, Jamal Abedi, Seth Leon, Noelle Griffin, Patina L. Bachman, Sandy M. Chang, Tim Farnsworth, Hyekyung Jung, Julie Nollner, & ... 8, 71% of ELL students still scored Below Basic as compared to 30% of non-ELL students (Perie, Grigg, & Dion, 2005 ...

Research paper thumbnail of Issues in Assessing English Language Learners: English Language Proficiency Measures and Accommodation Uses. Literature Review (Part 1 of 3). CRESST Report 731

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has made a great impact on states' policies in assessing ... more The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has made a great impact on states' policies in assessing English language learner (ELL) students. The legislation requires states to develop or adopt sound assessments in order to validly measure the ELL students' English language proficiency (ELP), as well as content knowledge and skills. Although states have moved rapidly to meet these requirements, they face challenges to validate their current assessment and accountability systems for ELL students, partly due to the lack of resources. Considering the significant role of assessments in guiding decisions about organizations and individuals, it is of paramount importance to establish a valid assessment system. In light of this, we reviewed the current literature and policy regarding ELL assessment in order to inform practitioners of the key issues to consider in their validation processes. Drawn from our review of literature and practice, we developed a set of guidelines and recommendatio...