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Poulsen, Helen – Online Submission, 2020
This report examines the Spanish language proficiency of fifth-grade students enrolled in the two-way Dual Language (DL) Program. Both native and non-native English speakers' Spanish language proficiency was assessed with the STAMP 4Se assessment in Spring 2020. Students were assessed on four domains of Spanish language proficiency (reading,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Spanish, Language Proficiency
Larson, Jerry W.; Hendricks, Harold H. – CALICO Journal, 2009
Among the areas of emphasis in the language-teaching profession today we find considerable emphasis on (a) evaluation, (b) contextualization, and (c) technology. Although the greater emphasis in language assessment has been on global proficiency, there is also a need to examine specific points of students' language competence in order to help them…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Language Proficiency, Spanish, Computer Assisted Testing

Jacobs, Ellen L. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1998
Examined the effectiveness of a nonbiased computerized language screening test, the Kidtalk Interactive Diagnostic Test of Aptitude for Language Knowledge (KIDTALK), in differentiating children on basis of diagnostic category but not ethnic/linguistic background. Found a significant difference between scores of the language learning disabled and…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification
Larson, Jerry W. – 1987
The development of a Spanish computerized adaptive placement test at Brigham Young University (Utah) is described. The test is based on an approach that locates an examinee's ability along a continuum of latent ability rather than determining the degree to which an individual's ability differs from the abilities of others taking the test, as in…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Language Tests
Larson, Jerry W. – 1985
A study at Brigham Young University (Utah) investigated the feasibility of computer-assisted language placement testing in higher education. Benefits and problems of this approach for test administration, individualization of item selection, and recordkeeping were examined. Four steps were followed in production of a test for Spanish placement:…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Language Tests
Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2004
Focus groups were used to examine the needs of students taking a computer adaptive math assessment. The assessment designed using universal design and item response theory. Focus groups included teachers, administrators, child advocacy groups, and 3rd grade students and parents from the following groups: students with disabilities, students in…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Access to Computers, Disabilities, Child Advocacy