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Direct linkLi, Hongli; Suen, Hoi K. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2012
A meta-analysis using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) was conducted to examine the effects of test accommodations on the test performance of English language learners (ELLs). The results indicated that test accommodations improve ELLs' test performance by about 0.157 standard deviations--a relatively small but statistically significant…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking
Peer reviewedPorter, Rosalie P. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Describes approaches taken in Texas to bring about academic accountability for students of limited English proficiency through evaluating and reporting annually on their progress in English-language literacy and their learning of school subjects and by documenting the growth in successful performance on state tests by this special population. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests
Abedi, Jamal; Hejri, Fereshteh – Applied Measurement in Education, 2004
This study examines the effect and validity of accommodations for limited English proficiency (LEP) students in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the impact of language factors on the assessment and accommodation of these students. Results indicate that accommodations used in NAEP did not reduce the performance gap between…
Descriptors: Test Items, Data Analysis, Validity, National Competency Tests
