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Joseph Hin Yan Lam; Maria D. Resendiz; Lisa M. Bedore; Ronald B. Gillam; Elizabeth D. Peña – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: In this validation study, we examined the factor structure of the mediated learning observation (MLO) used during the teaching phase of dynamic assessment. As an indicator of validity, we evaluated whether the MLO factor structure was consistent across children with and without developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: Two hundred…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Factor Structure, Observation, Student Evaluation
Jo-Kate Collier – ProQuest LLC, 2021
With this study I investigate the consequential validity of a state English language proficiency (ELP) assessment, following Messick's (1989) expanded theory on validity. I examined intended and unintended consequences of the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) through stakeholder perceptions. TELPAS is a federally…
Descriptors: Test Validity, English (Second Language), Language Tests, English Learners
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Collier, Jo-Kate; Huang, Becky – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
This article presents a critical review of the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), a large scale standardized English language proficiency (ELP) assessment developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and administered since 2004. TELPAS is used as an annual summative assessment for all English Learners (ELs) in grades…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Standardized Tests
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Jeanne Sinclair – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2025
In this paper, the White listening subject takes the form of a standardized high-stakes reading test, the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Although the test does not actually listen, it 'hears' and evaluates children's responses to its questions. I present the results of the 2017 Grade 8 reading exams, from the March, May,…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, Reading Tests, Achievement Tests
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Montroy, Janelle J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Assel, Michael M.; Landry, Susan H.; Anthony, Jason L.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Hsu, Hsien-Yuan; Crawford, April; Johnson, Ursula Y.; Carlo, Maria S.; Taylor, Heather B. – Early Education and Development, 2020
There is a significant need for kindergarten entry assessments (KEA) that meet state education agency (SEA) requirements and are psychometrically sound measures of a broad range of school readiness domains such as language, literacy, math, science, executive function, and social-emotional skills. Research Findings: In this paper, we describe five…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Student Evaluation, Test Construction
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Roberson, Mikayla M.; Lund, Emily – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge of school-based speech-language pathologists toward trauma-informed care. Method: School-based speech-language pathologists (N = 116) completed the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care Scale Version 45 Education (ARTIC-45) survey via an online survey platform and…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Counselor Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Guerrero, Cindy; Koch, Janice; Sutton-Jones, Kara L. – Education Sciences, 2018
The overarching purpose of our study was to compare performances of treatment and control condition students who completed a literacy-infused, inquiry-based science intervention through sixth grade as measured by a big idea assessment tool which we refer to as the Big Ideas in Science Assessment (BISA). First, we determine the concurrent validity…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, English Language Learners, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Turkan, Sultan; Oliveri, Maria Elena – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
In this article, we review translation, adaptation policies, and practices in providing test accommodation for English language learners (ELLs) in the United States. We collected documents and conducted interviews with officials in the 12 states that provide translation accommodations to ELLs on content assessments. We then summarized challenges…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Testing Accommodations, Translation, Media Adaptation
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Polikoff, Morgan S. – Educational Assessment, 2016
As state tests of student achievement are used for an increasingly wide array of high- and low-stakes purposes, evaluating their instructional sensitivity is essential. This article uses data from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Measures of Effective Project to examine the instructional sensitivity of 4 states' mathematics and English…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, English
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Geier, David A.; Kern, Janet K.; Geier, Mark R. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
The purpose of this study was to evaluate scores generated from the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), a parent-rated measure, and those derived from professionally completed Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) evaluations. A cohort of 56 participants diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder was used for the study, and each child was…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Check Lists, Rating Scales, Evaluation Methods
Gillmore, Gerry; Dickerson, Alice – 1979
Five language assessment tests (LATs) are used for identifying children of limited English speaking ability in Texas: Basic Inventory of Natural Language; Bilingual Syntax Measure; Language Assessment Scales; Primary Acquisition of Language; and Schutt Primary Language Indicator Test. Interrelationships between LATs and relationships between the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Classification, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education
Pavlou, Pavlos Y.; Rasi, Sylvia B. – 1994
This study addresses the validation of an oral proficiency test by examining the language that is obtained from the items presented in the test. The study focused on the language elicited by a form of the Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI), the Spanish version of the Texas Oral Proficiency Test (TOPT). The TOPT is used to measure the oral…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language Proficiency, Language Teachers, Language Tests
Stansfield, Charles W.; Kenyon, Dorry Mann – 1991
Development and validation of the Texas Oral Proficiency Test (TOPT) is described. The TOPT, a simulated oral proficiency interview, was developed in French and Spanish as a test of speech skills to be used by the state as part of its certification testing program for French, Spanish, and bilingual education teachers. An introductory chapter…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, French, Higher Education
Ashby, Cornelia M. – Government Accountability Office, 2007
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA) focused attention on the academic achievement of more than 5 million students with limited English proficiency. Obtaining valid test results for these students is challenging, given their language barriers. This testimony describes: (1) the extent to which these students are meeting annual academic…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Test Results, State Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gorsuch, Greta – CALICO Journal, 2004
In this study, retrospective interviews were used to investigate reliability (and thus validity) threats to a computerized ESL listening comprehension test administered at a university in the US. The participants in the investigation, six international graduate students, were asked to respond to semi- and open-ended questions during individual…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Listening Comprehension, Investigations, Listening Comprehension Tests
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