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Validity of Accommodation for English Language Learners.
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Abedi, Jamal – 2001
The focus of this study was on the validity and feasibility of test accommodation strategies on a small-scale level. Both limited English proficiency (LEP) students and non-LEP students were tested under accommodated and nonaccommodated conditions and their performance was compared. The study was conducted in two public school districts and at…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Assessing Students' Opportunity To Learn: Teacher and Student Perspectives.
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Herman, Joan L.; Klein, Davina C. D.; Abedi, Jamal – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2000
Explores methods of assessing opportunity to learn (OTL) and presents data collected as part of a pilot study of an eighth-grade statewide mathematics assessment to explore issues of validity. Investigates the integrity of various dimensions thought to constitute OTL, analyzes the relationships among teachers' and students' self-reports, and draws…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Junior High School Students
The Language Factor in Mathematics Tests.
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Abedi, Jamal; Lord, Carol – Applied Measurement in Education, 2001
Studied the importance of language in student test performance on mathematics word problems using items from the National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment. Results for 1,174 eighth graders show that students who were English language learners scored lower on the math test than proficient English speakers and that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Language Proficiency
Impact of Accommodation Strategies on English Language Learners' Test Performance.
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Abedi, Jamal; Lord, Carol; Hofstetter, Carolyn; Baker, Eva – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2000
Examined the performance of English language learners (ELLs) on mathematics word problems, the effect of accommodation strategies, and the impact of students' background characteristics on accommodation effectiveness. Results for 946 eighth graders show that ELL students were helped by modified English, extra time, and use of a glossary plus extra…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), English (Second Language), Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Confounding of Students' Performance and Their Language Background Variables.
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Abedi, Jamal – 2000
This study compared the performance of English language learners and native speakers of English on mathematics word problems from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests and investigated whether modifying the linguistic structures in the test items affected student test performance. The study began with the analysis of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Language Proficiency
The Impact of Students' Background Characteristics on Accommodation Results for Students with Limited English Proficiency.
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Abedi, Jamal – 1999
This study examined the impact of students' background characteristics (English language proficiency) on the level of effectiveness of various types of testing accommodations. Data were collected from 946 eighth graders, some of whom were English language learners. Four accommodation strategies were used: (1) modified (simplified) English language…
Descriptors: Definitions, English (Second Language), Glossaries, Grade 8