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Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Herman, Joan L.; Kim, Jinok; Abedi, Jamal; Leon, Seth; Griffin, Noelle; Bachman, Patina L.; Chang, Sandy M.; Farnsworth, Tim; Jung, Hyekyung; Nollner, Julie; Shin, Hye Won – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2008
This research project addresses the validity of assessments used to measure the performance of English language learners (ELLs), such as those mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002). The goals of the research are to help educators understand and improve ELL performance by investigating the validity of their current…
Descriptors: Validity, Second Language Learning, Researchers, Language Proficiency
Stansfield, Charles W., Ed. – 1986
This collection of essays on measurement theory and language testing includes: "Computerized Adaptive Testing: Implications for Language Test Developers" (Peter Tung); "The Promise and Threat of Computerized Adaptive Assessment of Reading Comprehension" (Michael Canale); "Computerized Rasch Analysis of Item Bias in ESL…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cloze Procedure, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
Douglas, Dan, Ed.; Chapelle, Carol, Ed. – 1993
Papers from the conference on language testing include: "Foundations and Directions for a New Decade of Language Testing" (Carol Chapelle, Dan Douglas); "A Comparison of the Abilities Measured by the Cambridge and Educational Testing Service EFL Test Batteries" (Lyle F. Bachman, Fred Davidson, John Foulkes); "Judgments in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Trends