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Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Kim, Jinok; Kao, Jenny C.; Rivera, Nichole M. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
Glossary and reading aloud test items are often listed as allowed in many states' accommodation policies for ELL students, when taking states' large-scale mathematics assessments. However, little empirical research has been conducted on the effects of these two accommodations on ELL students' test performance. Furthermore, no research is available…
Descriptors: Validity, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Tests, Testing Accommodations
Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Griffin, Noelle; Kao, Jenny C.; Chang, Sandy M.; Rivera, Nichole M. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
Accommodations have been widely utilized as a way of increasing the validity of content assessments for ELL students. However, concerns have also arisen regarding the validity of accommodation use, as well as accessibility and fairness. While many states have developed ELL-specific accommodation policies and guidelines, little research has been…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Mathematics Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Aguirre-Munoz, Zenaida; Boscardin, Christy Kim; Jones, Barbara; Park, Jae-Eun; Chinen, Marjorie; Shin, Hye Sook; Lee, Janet; Amabisca, Anastasia Aimee; Benner, Aprile – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
To further the understanding of ELL (under) achievement and broaden the current scope of OTL models, the primary focus of this study was to investigate process and content opportunities that are particularly relevant to improving ELL achievement with particular attention to the relationship between opportunities to acquire academic language and…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Educational Change