Improving Testing For English Language Learners
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Improving Testing For English Language Learners
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Author : Rebecca Kopriva
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-02-23
Improving Testing For English Language Learners written by Rebecca Kopriva and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with Education categories.
More than any book to date, this one provides a comprehensive approach to designing, building, implementing and interpreting test results that validly measure the academic achievement of English language learners. It scaffolds the entire process of test development and implementation and discusses essential intervention points. The book provides the type of evidence-based guidance called for in federal mandates such as the NCLB legislation. Key features of this important new book include the following... Comprehensive – This book recommends methods for properly including ELLs throughout the entire test development process, addressing all essential steps from planning, item writing and reviews to analyses and reporting. Breadth and Depth of Coverage– Coverage includes discussion of the key issues, explanations and detailed instructions at each intervention point. Research Focus – All chapters include an extensive review of current research. Emerging Trends – The chapters summarize guidance appropriate for innovative computer-based assessments of the future as well as the paper-and-pencil tests of today. This book is appropriate for anyone concerned with the development and implementation of fair and accurate testing programs for English language learners. This includes university based researchers, testing personel at the federal, state and local levels, teachers interested in better assessing their diverse student populations and those involved in the testing industry. It is also appropriate for instructors teaching undergraduate and graduate courses devoted to testing the full range of students in todays schools.
Ensuring Accuracy In Testing For English Language Learners
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Author : Rebecca Kopriva
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Ensuring Accuracy In Testing For English Language Learners written by Rebecca Kopriva and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Educational tests and measurements categories.
This guide has the broad purpose of improving large-scale academic assessments for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. It was written because large-scale assessments are studded with problems that affect not only how equitable the achievement of LEP students can be measured, but also how effectively LEP students' mastery of content is assessed. LEP students may understand more than they are allowed to demonstrate under the confines of large scale tests designed for mainstream use with students sharing common cultural experiences. This guide is designed to provide both practical, research-based information for individuals and groups developing and administering tests of academic achievement for LEP students. It is also intended to provide lucid, easily accessible knowledge for policymakers that clarify the complex issues facing LEP students. The guide is organized into 10 chapters with two appendices. Chapters cover the following topics: issues of alignment, inclusion, and participation; alignment of performance standards to content standards; test specifications and the accessibility framework for LEP students; accessibility on writing terms; writing accessible rubrics; promising administrative and response accommodations; expanded bias reviews; scoring constructed response items; demonstrating the technical merit of assessments; and accessibility considerations when reporting and using test results. The appendices offer a technical discussion of issues related to accessibility and the highlights of key research on assessment of LEP students. (Contains 60 references.) (KFT)
Improving Testing For English Language Learners
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Author : Rebecca Kopriva
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-02-23
Improving Testing For English Language Learners written by Rebecca Kopriva and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with Education categories.
More than any book to date, this one provides a comprehensive approach to designing, building, implementing and interpreting test results that validly measure the academic achievement of English language learners. It scaffolds the entire process of test development and implementation and discusses essential intervention points. The book provides the type of evidence-based guidance called for in federal mandates such as the NCLB legislation. Key features of this important new book include the following... Comprehensive – This book recommends methods for properly including ELLs throughout the entire test development process, addressing all essential steps from planning, item writing and reviews to analyses and reporting. Breadth and Depth of Coverage– Coverage includes discussion of the key issues, explanations and detailed instructions at each intervention point. Research Focus – All chapters include an extensive review of current research. Emerging Trends – The chapters summarize guidance appropriate for innovative computer-based assessments of the future as well as the paper-and-pencil tests of today. This book is appropriate for anyone concerned with the development and implementation of fair and accurate testing programs for English language learners. This includes university based researchers, testing personel at the federal, state and local levels, teachers interested in better assessing their diverse student populations and those involved in the testing industry. It is also appropriate for instructors teaching undergraduate and graduate courses devoted to testing the full range of students in todays schools.
A Practical Guide To Assessing English Language Learners
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Author : Christine Anne Coombe
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
Release Date : 2007
A Practical Guide To Assessing English Language Learners written by Christine Anne Coombe and has been published by University of Michigan Press ELT this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Education categories.
For many teachers of English language learners, the field of assessment is foreign territory. Assessment has its own culture, traditions, and terminology. This training guide is intended to help classroom teachers become more comfortable creating and using assessments. A Practical Guide to Assessing English Language Learners provides helpful insights into the practice and terminology of assessment. The text focuses on providing the cornerstones of good assessments—usefulness, validity, reliability, practicality, washback, authenticity, transparency, and security—and techniques for testing. It devotes a chapter to the assessment of each of the four main skill areas (reading, writing, listening, and speaking), and also covers placement testing, such as using TOEFL® and MELAB, diagnostic testing, evaluation, and instructional decision-making with regard to testing. Tips to improve students’ test-taking strategies are offered, and each chapter ends with a helpful list of Ten Things to Remember, as well as informative case studies featuring two teachers and their assessment decisions. Incorporating its own principles, A Practical Guide to Assessing English Language Learners opens with a short quiz for the reader called Are You Testwise? that quickly determines how each teacher will benefit from this indispensable guide.
English Language Proficiency Assessments For Young Learners
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Author : Mikyung Kim Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-05-25
English Language Proficiency Assessments For Young Learners written by Mikyung Kim Wolf and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners provides both theoretical and empirical information about assessing the English language proficiency of young learners. Using large-scale standardized English language proficiency assessments developed for international or U.S. contexts as concrete examples, this volume illustrates rigorous processes of developing and validating assessments with considerations of young learners’ unique characteristics. In this volume, young learners are defined as school-age children from approximately 5 to 13 years old, learning English as a foreign language (EFL) or a second language (ESL). This volume also discusses innovative ways to assess young learners’ English language abilities based on empirical studies, with each chapter offering stimulating ideas for future research and development work to improve English language assessment practices with young learners. English Language Proficiency Assessments for Young Learners is a useful resource for students, test developers, educators, and researchers in the area of language testing and assessment.
Assessing English Language Learners In The Content Areas
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Author : Florin Mihai
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2010-06-11
Assessing English Language Learners In The Content Areas written by Florin Mihai and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-11 with Education categories.
Assessing English Language Learners in the Content Areas: A Research-into-Practice Guide for Educators seeks to provide guidance to classroom teachers, staff developers, and test-item designers who want to improve ELL assessment outcomes, particularly in the areas of math, science and social studies. The first two chapters of the book establish the background for the discussion of content-area assessment for ELLs, examining several important characteristics of this rapidly growing student population (as well as critical legislation affecting ELLs) and providing a description of various forms of assessment, including how ELL assessment is different from the assessment of English-proficient students. Important assessment principles that educators should use in their evaluation of tests or other forms of measurement are provided. Other chapters review ELL test accommodations nationwide (because, surprisingly, most teachers do not know what they can and cannot allow) and the research on the effectiveness of these types of accommodations. The book analyzes the characteristics of alternative assessment; it discusses three popular alternative assessment instruments (performance assessment, curriculum-based measurement, and portfolios) and makes recommendations as to how to increase the validity, reliability, and practicality of alternative assessments. The book proposes fundamental assessment practices to help content area teachers in their evaluation of their ELL progress.
Improving Test Performance Of Students With Disabilities On District And State Assessments
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Author : Judy L. Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Corwin Press
Release Date : 2005-08-04
Improving Test Performance Of Students With Disabilities On District And State Assessments written by Judy L. Elliott and has been published by Corwin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-04 with Education categories.
"Students with disabilities must overcome unique obstacles in order to learn, and the pressure of testing often exacerbates existing challenges. With increased focus on accountability for all, how can educators properly prepare students for tests without sacrificing meaningful learning? In Improving Test Performance of Students With Disabilities ... On District and State Assessments, Second Edition, authors Elliott and Thurlow offer numerous strategies for improving instruction, student accommodations, and test preparation, all with the goal of improving the test performance of students with disabilities. Emphasizing practical application, this comprehensive resource delineates the key elements district, school, and state professionals must consider in order to maximize the academic performance of students with disabilities. The second edition of this insightful text addresses the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on instruction and assessment practices for students with disabilities, including those who are also English Language Learners. Featuring inserts and easy-to-follow worksheets, tables, and appendices, this indispensable resource will enable all educators to help students with disabilities learn more effectively and show what they know on the day of the test."--Publisher's website.
English Language Learners And The New Standards
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Author : Margaret Heritage
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Release Date : 2020-01-15
English Language Learners And The New Standards written by Margaret Heritage and has been published by Harvard Education Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-15 with Education categories.
In English Language Learners and the New Standards, three leading scholars present a clear vision and practical suggestions for helping teachers engage ELL students in simultaneously learning subject-area content, analytical practices, and language. This process requires three important shifts in our perspective on language and language learning—from an individual activity to a socially engaged activity; from a linear process aimed at correctness and fluency, to a developmental process, focused on comprehension and communication; and from a separate area of instruction to an approach that embeds language development in subject-area activities. In English Language Learners and the New Standards, the authors: Clarify the skills and knowledge teachers need to integrate content knowledge and language development Show how teachers can integrate formative assessment in ongoing teaching and learning Discuss key leverage points and stress points in using interim and summative assessments with ELLs Provide classroom vignettes illustrating key practices Finally, the authors explain the theories and research that underlie their vision and examine the role of policy in shaping pedagogy and assessment for ELL students.
Overtested
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Author : Jessica Zacher-Pandya
language : en
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Release Date : 2015-04-24
Overtested written by Jessica Zacher-Pandya and has been published by Teachers College Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-24 with Education categories.
This timely book explores what is often overlooked in policy debates about the education of English language learners: how the day-to-day dynamics of the classroom are affected by high-stakes testing and the pressures students and teachers experience and internalize as a result. The author presents and analyzes classroom observations, student work, and test scores, as well as interviews with students and teachers. A disturbing picture of today’s overtested public school classroom emerges from the events and practices described in this book. While hard to believe, all the depictions presented took place in a real elementary school classroom and reflect the current culture of extreme accountability. Overtestednot only describes the flaws in our current accountability system, but it also provides real-world solutions that can have an immediate and positive effect at the classroom, state, and national level. Chapters address key debates such as how to measure proficiency, the validity of various language assessment tools, the overuse of assessment, and the risks and benefits of teaching language arts to English language learners via mandated, structured curricula. Jessica Zacher Pandyais an Associate Professor in the Departments of Teacher Education and Liberal Studies at California State University, Long Beach. “This book tells an important tale that cannot be conveyed by numbers and tables.... It is important information for teachers; for those who depend on, employ, and train teachers; and for those who create the policies under which teachers are required to operate.” —From the Foreword byRobert Rueda, University of Southern California, author ofThe 3 Dimensions of Improving Student Performance: Finding the Right Solutions to the Right Problems “How many more dire tales of ‘schooling for assessment’ must be told before we realize that teaching and testing are not the same and that scores on standardized, multiple choice achievement tests are a sorry substitute for an engaging learning environment? In this book, Jessica Zacher Pandya reaches across ideological and institutional borders to offer reasonable, pragmatic solutions for change.” —Linda Valli, Jeffrey & David Mullan Professor of Teacher Education & Professional Development, College of Education, University of Maryland “Zacher Pandya’s invaluable book exposes the injustices and absurdities of our high-stakes accountability era. Just as importantly, it limns a more academically robust and culturally relevant instructional vision for English language learners.” —Gerald Campano, University of Pennsylvania
Improving Large Scale Assessment In Education
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Author : Marielle Simon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
Improving Large Scale Assessment In Education written by Marielle Simon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Education categories.
This book focuses on central issues that are key components of successful planning, development and implementation of LSAs. The book's main distinction is its focus on practice- based, cutting-edge research. This is achieved by having chapters co-authored by world-class researchers in collaboration with measurement practitioners.