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Kim, Ahyoung Alicia; Yumsek, Meltem; Kemp, Jason A.; Chapman, Mark; Cook, H. Gary – Language Testing, 2023
English learners (ELs) comprise approximately 10% of kindergarten to Grade 12 students in US public schools, with about 15% of ELs identified as having disabilities. English language proficiency (ELP) assessments must adhere to universal design principles and incorporate universal tools, designed to increase accessibility for all ELs, including…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Students with Disabilities
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Solano-Flores, Guillermo; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Chía, Magda; Kachchaf, Rachel – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
We examined semiotic exchangeability in pop-up glossary translations and illustrations used as supports for second language learners (SLLs) in computer-administered mathematics tests. In a sample of 516 mathematics items, Grades 3-8 and 11, from a large-scale assessment program in the US, test developers identified terms that could be translated…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Testing Accommodations, Test Items, Semiotics
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Reuben Vyn – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
In recent years, the use of external proficiency-based tests to measure learners' language ability has increased significantly, in part thanks to the Seal of Biliteracy movement. However, there exists very limited research investigating the influence of such tests and their subsequent outcomes data on teachers' practices. As such, this study…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Literacy, Bilingualism
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Christensen, Laurene L.; Shyyan, Vitaliy V.; MacMillan, Fabiana – Language Testing, 2023
In order to make assessments as widely accessible as possible, including to young learners from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of individual needs and characteristics, some developers of standardized tests have resorted to offering accessibility tools (e.g., magnifying/zoom) and accommodations (e.g., extended response time) to test takers.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Siyuan Shao – SAGE Open, 2023
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, distance teaching brought on unforeseen challenges around the world, including classroom-based assessment practice. However, little attention has been paid to teachers' assessment practice and their identity as assessor in the new teaching situation. This study examines Chinese K-12 in-service EFL…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries
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Min, Shangchao; Bishop, Kyoungwon; Gary Cook, Howard – Language Testing, 2022
This study explored the interplay between content knowledge and reading ability in a large-scale multistage adaptive English for academic purposes (EAP) reading assessment at a range of ability levels across 1-12 graders. The datasets for this study were item-level responses to the reading tests of ACCESS for ELLs Online 2.0. A sample of 10,000…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, English Language Learners, Correlation, Reading Ability
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Alt, Mary; Arizmendi, Genesis Dominique; Gray, Shelley; Hogan, Tiffany Patrice; Green, Samuel; Cowan, Nelson – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: We compared novel word learning in 2nd-grade children with typical development who were Spanish-English bilinguals to English monolinguals to understand word learning in bilingual children. Method: Children (monolinguals n = 167, bilinguals n = 76) engaged in 5 computer-based tasks that assessed word learning in 6 different contexts. The…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Monolingualism, Bilingualism, Spanish
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Yang, Xuexue – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2020
Despite the importance of assessment accommodations, little is known about its use in the context of classroom assessments. To provide guidance for teachers on how to best support their emergent bilinguals during classroom assessments, there may be ideas from large-scale assessments that can be used in the classrooms. This article, a targeted…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Measurement, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
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Krenca, Klaudia; Gottardo, Alexandra; Geva, Esther; Chen, Xi – Annals of Dyslexia, 2020
The purpose of the present study was to examine the predictive value of a dynamic test of English and French lexical specificity on at-risk reading classification in 13 at-risk and 44 not at-risk emerging English (L1)-French (L2) bilingual Grade 1 children (M = 75.87 months, SD = 3.18) enrolled in an early French immersion program in Canada.…
Descriptors: French, Dyslexia, English, Native Language
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Forsyth, Carol M.; Luce, Christine; Zapata-Rivera, Diego; Jackson, G. Tanner; Evanini, Keelan; So, Youngsoon – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
This study investigated a new conversation-based assessment for English language learners. In this assessment, students converse with animated agents in natural language conversations to assess various aspects of English language learning. In a between subjects design, 31 students (N = 31) were asked questions by either the newly created system or…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Formative Evaluation
Alarafeen, Osama Saleem Mohammed – Online Submission, 2021
There has been a growing interest among educators over the past few years in formative assessment. Formative assessment, referred to as assessment for learning or assessment as learning, is a planned, ongoing process during which teachers collect information on students' academic performance to enhance the learning and teaching experience and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
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Guzman-Orth, Danielle A.; Lopez, Alexis A.; Tolentino, Florencia – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2019
The purpose of this study was to create and prototype a dual language assessment task that allows young English learners to use their entire cadre of linguistic resources (language and non-verbal resources) to obtain information about their emergent language abilities. We developed a dual language assessment task in which students described a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English Language Learners, Language Tests, Task Analysis
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Kim, Ahyoung Alicia; Lee, Shinhye; Chapman, Mark; Wilmes, Carsten – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2019
This study aimed to investigate how Grade 1-2 English language learners (ELLs) differ in their performance on a writing test in two test modes: paper and online. Participants were 139 ELLs in the United States. They completed three writing tasks, representing three test modes: (1) a paper in which students completed their writing using a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Al Saud, Al Johara Fahad – International Education Studies, 2016
Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that encounter the issue of bilingualism due to the spread of private schools that offer programs in different languages. This research is an attempt to investigate the impact of bilingualism on the creative capabilities (Fluency, Flexibility, Originality, Details) of kindergarten children in Riyadh. It aims at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Kindergarten, Monolingualism
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Yang, Jie Chi; Quadir, Benazir; Chen, Nian-Shing – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
A growing number of studies have been conducted on digital game-based learning (DGBL). However, there has been a lack of attention paid to individuals' self-efficacy and learning performance in the implementation of DGBL. This study therefore investigated how the badge mechanism in DGBL enhanced users' self-efficacy in the subject domain of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Quasiexperimental Design
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