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Translation Accommodations Framework for Testing English Language Learners in Mathematics
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Solano-Flores, Guillermo – Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2012
The present framework is developed under contract with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) as a conceptual and methodological tool for guiding the reasonings and actions of contractors in charge of developing and providing test translation accommodations for English language learners. The framework addresses important challenges in…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Translation, English, Test Construction
Visual Constructive and Visual-Motor Skills in Deaf Native Signers
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Hauser, Peter C.; Cohen, Julie; Dye, Matthew W. G.; Bavelier, Daphne – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2007
Visual constructive and visual-motor skills in the deaf population were investigated by comparing performance of deaf native signers (n = 20) to that of hearing nonsigners (n = 20) on the Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration, Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test, Wechsler Memory Scale Visual Reproduction subtest, and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Deafness, Sign Language, Test Validity
The Development of SHIPS: An Interactive Videodisc Assessment for Youth Who Use Sign Language.
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Loeding, Barbara L.; Crittenden, Jerry B. – Exceptional Children, 1994
Two versions of a criterion-referenced videodisc-based instrument, SHIPS (Self-Help InterPersonal Skills), have been developed for high school students with hearing impairments. Students can choose either American Sign Language or English-based sign versions of assessment items. Field testing found that use of SHIPS enhanced data validity and…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Computer Assisted Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Deafness
Issues in Development of the Test Battery for Australian Sign Language Morphology and Syntax.
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Schembri, Adam; Wigglesworth, Gillian; Johnston, Trevor; Leigh, Greg; Adam, Robert; Barker, Roz – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2002
This article describes the adaptation of the Test Battery for American Sign Language Morphology and Syntax for Australian Sign Language. Data collected from a group of native signers who were deaf (n=25) demonstrate the range of variability in key grammatical features of Australian Sign Language and raise methodological issues. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Criterion Validity of the Language Background Questionnaire: A Self-Assessment Instrument.
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Metz, Dale Evan; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1997
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing (n=231) used the Language Background Questionnaire (LBQ) to self assess their sign language and spoken communication skills. Formal independent estimates of these skills were also conducted. Comparison of results indicates a high degree of congruence between the self and formal assessments, which…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Research, Concurrent Validity, Deafness
Measuring ASL and Written English Development of Deaf Students.
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Kelly, Eileen; And Others – 1994
This paper discusses the development of a criterion-referenced assessment measure for both written English and American Sign Language (ASL) that can be used with deaf elementary through secondary students. The measure is presented as well as the results of a trial use. Developed by the Cleary School for the Deaf, the Cleary Language Assessment…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Check Lists, Criterion Referenced Tests, Deafness