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ERIC Number: EJ455925
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0782
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Black English, Diverging or Converging?: The View from the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Smitherman, Geneva
Language and Education, v6 n1 p47-61 1992
Analysis of nearly 1,800 essays written by 17-year-old African-American students were examined in terms of the frequency and distribution of Black English Vernacular (BEV) and the covariance of BEV with rater scores. Results suggests that BEV has converged with Edited American/Standard English and that students were not penalized for BEV in primary trait scoring. (10 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Essays, Interrater Reliability, Language Tests, National Norms, National Surveys, Racial Discrimination, Scoring, Standardized Tests, Test Results
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
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