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A Latent Variable Investigation of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening-Kindergarten Assessment: Construct Identification and Multigroup Comparisons between Spanish-Speaking English-Language Learners (ELLs) and Non-ELL Students
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Huang, Francis L.; Konold, Timothy R. – Language Testing, 2014
Psychometric properties of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Kindergarten (PALS-K) instrument were investigated in a sample of 2844 first-time public school kindergarteners. PALS-K is a widely used English literacy screening assessment. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a theoretically defensible measurement structure that was…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Literacy, Screening Tests
Development and Validation of Extract the Base: An English Derivational Morphology Test for Third through Fifth Grade Monolingual Students and Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners
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Goodwin, Amanda P.; Huggins, A. Corinne; Carlo, Maria; Malabonga, Valerie; Kenyon, Dorry; Louguit, Mohammed; August, Diane – Language Testing, 2012
This study describes the development and validation of the Extract the Base test (ETB), which assesses derivational morphological awareness. Scores on this test were validated for 580 monolingual students and 373 Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) in third through fifth grade. As part of the validation of the internal structure,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Speech Communication, Second Language Learning, Scoring
Development of a Cognate Awareness Measure for Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners
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Malabonga, Valerie; Kenyon, Dorry M.; Carlo, Maria; August, Diane; Louguit, Mohammed – Language Testing, 2008
This paper describes the development and validation of the Cognate Awareness Test (CAT), which measures cognate awareness in Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELLs) in fourth and fifth grade. An investigation of differential performance on the two subtests of the CAT (cognates and noncognates) provides evidence that the instrument is…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Second Language Learning, Grade 4, Grade 5
Test-Takers' Reactions to a Placement Test.
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Bradshaw, Jenny – Language Testing, 1990
Reactions of Spanish and Italian teenagers to test items on English language ability placement tests were examined. C-tests were the most negatively rated, apparently because of the perceived difficulty of this type of test. No significant differences were observed between genders or between language groups. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Research
Linguistic and Cultural Bias in Language Proficiency Tests.
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Chen, Zheng; Henning, Grant – Language Testing, 1985
A study was done to identify the cultural or linguistic bias present in an English as a second language placement examination at the university level. Test items exhibiting bias in their respective skill domains were identified by comparing 34 native Spanish speakers and 77 native Chinese speakers. (SED)
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Norms Appropriacy of Achievement Tests: Spanish-Speaking Children and English Children's Norms.
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Davidson, Fred – Language Testing, 1994
Examines appropriacy of a nationally standardized test normed on English speakers but used with non-English speaking students. Data from the school year are analyzed via reliability comparison, exploratory factor analysis, and comparison of variances. The use of the test was statistically defensible. This finding does not address the need for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)