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Direct linkDo-Hong Kim; Chuang Wang; Thi Nhu Ngoc Truong – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Researchers and practitioners in the field of second language acquisition have come to realize the importance of non-cognitive skills such as self-efficacy and self-regulation in students' learning of a second language. However, there has been limited systematic research on such measures in the second language context and the validity and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Content, Self Efficacy, English Language Learners
Fernandes, Anthony – Bilingual Research Journal, 2023
This article outlines the development and validation of the "Mathematics Education of English Learners Scale" (MEELS) to understand mathematics preservice teachers' beliefs about teaching mathematics to English learners (ELs). Nine hundred and twenty-five PSTs from 17 states across the U.S. were divided randomly into two samples for the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, English Language Learners
Download full textFu, Yao; Wang, Jiaxi – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
This study intended to provide evidence of the reliability and validity of the ELL Education Self-Efficacy Scale. Embedded in Bandura's self-efficacy theory, the scale was created to assess mainstream pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). The participants of this study were pre-service teachers whose…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
Smith, R. Alex; Lembke, Erica S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2021
This study examined the technical adequacy of Picture Word, a type of Writing Curriculum-Based Measurement, with 73 English learners (ELs) with beginning to intermediate English language proficiency in Grades 1, 2, and 3. The ELs in this study attended schools in one midwestern U.S. school district employing an English-only model of instruction…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, English Language Learners, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Halil Ercan; Mehmet Demirezen – SAGE Open, 2023
This research aimed at developing a reliable scale to determine in-service language teachers' perceptions about teaching pronunciation and contributing to the English Language Teaching (ELT) field. The participants of the study consisted of 132 English language instructors working in 42 secondary and high schools in the 2021 to 2022 academic year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pronunciation Instruction, Language Teachers, English Language Learners
K. M. Rosheim; K. G. Tamte; M. J. Froemming – Reading Psychology, 2024
This 2-year exploratory study of Multilingual Learner's performance on literacy assessments is grounded in Culturally Responsive Teaching. By examining the protocols for universal screeners and progress monitoring at one midwestern elementary school, teachers and researchers learned more about language vs. literacy-related results and discovered…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingual Students, Student Evaluation, Culturally Relevant Education
Pereira, Nielsen – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the HOPE Scale for identifying gifted English language learners (ELs) and how classroom and English as a second language (ESL) teacher HOPE Scale scores differ. Seventy teachers completed the HOPE Scale on 1,467 students in grades K-5 and four ESL teachers completed the scale on 131 ELs.…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Test Validity
New York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
Arizmendi, Genesis D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Clinicians, educators, and researchers alike continue to struggle without adequate and functional tools to measure language proficiency in bilingual populations. Language proficiency refers to the ability of an individual to use a language. However, the ways in which proficiency is classified are inconsistent and potentially invalid. Proficiency…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English Language Learners, Spanish Speaking, Grade 1
New York State Education Department, 2022
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Paper-Based Field Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Collier, Jo-Kate; Huang, Becky – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
This article presents a critical review of the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), a large scale standardized English language proficiency (ELP) assessment developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and administered since 2004. TELPAS is used as an annual summative assessment for all English Learners (ELs) in grades…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Standardized Tests
Moore, Joann L.; Li, Tianli; Lu, Yang – ACT, Inc., 2020
The Every Student Succeeds Act requires that English Learners (ELs) are included in annual state testing (grades 3-8 and once in high school) and included in each state's accountability system disaggregated by subgroup to ensure that they receive the support they need to learn English, participate fully in their education experience, and graduate…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, English Language Learners, Accountability
New York State Education Department, 2022
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Field Tests, and the Elementary-level (Grade 5) and Intermediate-level (Grade 8) Science Field Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
New York State Education Department, 2021
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of school administrators for the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests. School administrators must be thoroughly familiar with the contents of the manual, and the policies and procedures must be followed as written so that testing…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Mathematics Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2020
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) strives to provide every student with a positive and productive assessment experience, generating results that are a fair and accurate estimate of each student's achievement. Further, Smarter Balanced is building on a framework of accessibility for all students, including English…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities
