High School Graduation Testing: Policies and Practices in the Assessment of English Language Learners.

Rivera, Charlene; Vincent, Carolyn

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Publication Date: 1997

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High School Graduation Testing: Policies and Practices in the Assessment of English Language Learners.

Rivera, Charlene; Vincent, Carolyn

Educational Assessment, v4 n4 p335-55 1997

Reports on a survey of state assessment directors (100% response rate) in 1994 documenting assessment policies and practices concerning English language learners (ELLs) within state assessment systems. In the 1993-94 school year, 17 states required students to pass one or more content-area tests to receive a diploma, testing ELLs in several ways. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Exit Examinations, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Second Language Learning, State Programs, Test Use, Testing Programs

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Language: English

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