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Peer reviewedLam, Tony C. M. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1993
Describes testability of language-minority students as likelihood of language-minority students meeting five test assumptions necessary for valid scores. Discusses strategies for ensuring and enhancing testability. Explains how state departments of education and school districts use two sets of criteria to exempt language-minority students from…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
