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Li, 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
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Allen, Jeff; Robbins, Steven B.; Sawyer, Richard – Applied Measurement in Education, 2010
Research on the validity of psychosocial factors (PSFs) and other noncognitive predictors of college outcomes has largely ignored the practical benefits implied by the validity. We summarize evidence of the validity of PSF measures as predictors of college outcomes and then explain how this validity directly translates into improved identification…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Academic Persistence, Validity, At Risk Students