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Ballantyne, Keira Gebbie; Sanderman, Alicia R.; McLaughlin, Nicole – National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs, 2008
A major challenge facing the prekindergarten-12 education system in the United States is the fact that as the population changes, the particular needs of children change with it. One of the largest demographic shifts over the last ten years is the sharp increase in the number of students in public schools who speak English as their second language…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Learning Readiness, Preschool Education, Minority Group Children
McKinnie, Meghan P. L.; Priestly, Tom – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2004
This paper treats methodological issues involved in assessing linguistic competence in the field, specifically in bilingual fieldwork situations. First, the various means of assessment of linguistic competence that have been described and/or used are listed and commented on. Then the authors explain the choice of assessment methods for fieldwork…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods
Anjeh, Divine; Caputo, Jennifer; Armani, Sossi – Online Submission, 2006
This study seeks to investigate the implications of high stakes state-mandated testing on the educational future of language minority learners. It sets off with a definition of high stakes state-mandated testing and proceeds with an in depth review of the incidence and ramification of high stakes testing and its impact on Less English Proficient…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Testing, High Stakes Tests, Limited English Speaking
Zwick, Rebecca; Schlemer, Lizabeth – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2004
The validity of the SAT as an admissions criterion for Latinos and Asian Americans who are not native English speakers was examined. The analyses, based on 1997 and 1998 UCSB freshmen, focused on the effectiveness of SAT scores and high school grade-point average (HSGPA) in predicting college freshman grade-point average (FGPA). When regression…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Language Minorities, Asian American Students, Hispanic American Students
Ganesh, Annapurna – Teacher Education and Practice, 2005
Most of the nation's public schools are becoming increasingly diverse. Children from every corner of the globe--representing a multitude of languages, cultures, economic, and social backgrounds--can be found in our classrooms. It therefore becomes incumbent on care-giving adults to set in place effective and qualitative measures to ensure that…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, School Activities, Educational Environment, Multicultural Education
Farr, Beverly P.; Garcia-Sims, Angela; Garcia Fontana, Rose Marie – 1997
As part of a discussion of the complexities of evaluating bilingual education, this paper discusses critical questions related to equitable education. A first concern is the development of standards. Children must be given equal opportunities to learn, but the development of standards and new assessments alone will not ensure that inequities will…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Assessment
Liu, Kristin; Spicuzza, Richard; Erickson, Ron – 1996
This report describes findings of two half-day focus group meetings that discussed experiences and concerns about the participation of students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in Minnesota's Basic Standards Exams. The focus groups included test coordinators, general classroom teachers, and English as a Second Language teachers. The report…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment