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Yannakoudakis, Helen; Andersen, Øistein E.; Geranpayeh, Ardeshir; Briscoe, Ted; Nicholls, Diane – Applied Measurement in Education, 2018
There are quite a few challenges in the development of an automated writing placement model for non-native English learners, among them the fact that exams that encompass the full range of language proficiency exhibited at different stages of learning are hard to design. However, acquisition of appropriate training data that are relevant to the…
Descriptors: Automation, Data Processing, Student Placement, English Language Learners
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Taherbhai, Husein; Seo, Daeryong; O'Malley, Kimberly – Applied Measurement in Education, 2014
English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing subgroup in American schools. These students, by a provision in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, are to be supported in their quest for language proficiency through the creation of systems that more effectively measure ELLs' progress across years. In…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Achievement Gains, Language Proficiency