State assessment policy and practice for English language learners :
[Book]
a national perspective /
edited by Charlene Rivera, Eric Collum
Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
2006
xlviii, 449 p. :
ill., maps ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : Including and accounting for English language learners in state assessment systems / Charlene Rivera and Eric Collum -- Study 1 : An analysis of state assessment policies regarding the accommodation of English language learners / Charlene Rivera ... [et al.] -- Study 2 : Test translation and state assessment policies for English language learners / Charles W. Stansfield and Melissa Bowles -- Study 3 : State practices for reporting participation and performance of English language learners in state assessments / Martha L. Thurlow ... [et al.] -- Conclusion / Charlene Rivera and Eric Collum
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"This volume offers, for the first time, a focused examination of states' assessment policies and practices regarding English language learners. The three studies were supported by OELA, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. State Assessment Policy and Practice for English Language Learners: A National Perspective is of interest to researchers and professionals involved with the assessment of English language learners: state- and district-level policy makers: and academics, teacher educators, and graduate students in a number of fields, including educational and psychological assessment, testing and measurement, bilingual education
English language-- Study and teaching-- Foreign speakers-- Evaluation
English language-- Study and teaching-- United States-- States-- Evaluation