| Description |
1 online resource (756 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; About Contributors; Introduction: Including and Accounting for English Language Learners in State Assessment Systems; The Legislative Drive to Account for ELLs; Inclusion Requirements; Accountability Requirements; The Challenge of Including ELLs and Accounting for ELLs' Academic Performance; Review of State Assessment Policy Studies; Conclusion; References; Study 1: An Analysis of State Assessment Policies Regarding the Accommodations of English Language Learners; Overview |
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Research Design and MethodologyKey Issues Informing the Accommodation of ELLs; Research on Accommodations; How Second Language Acquisition Research Informs the Use of Accommodations; Conclusion; Accommodations for ELLs in State Assessment Policies; General Characteristics of States' Assessment Policies Addressing the Accommodation of ELLs; Analysis of Individual Accommodations Found in States' Assessment Policies; The Accommodations Decision-Making Process; Analysis of Subgroups of States' Policies; Conclusion; Discussion; How States' Policies Addressed Accommodations for ELLs |
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Accommodations Available to ELLsThe Accommodation Decision-Making Process; Analysis of Subgroups of States' Policies; Recommendations; Guide Selection of ELL-Responsive Accommodations Through Clear and Comprehensive Policy; Develop the Accommodations Knowledge Base Through Research; References; Appendix 1-A; Overview of Accommodations Research; Review of Individual Studies; Appendix 1-B; Policy Documents Submitted by States; Study 2: Test Translation and State Assessment Policies for English Language Learners; Purpose and Methodology; Purpose; Methodology |
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Key Issues Affecting Test TranslationFactors Affecting States' Decisions to Translate State Assessments; Factors Affecting Test Equivalence; Conclusion; Analysis of State Policies Regarding Test Translation; General Policy; Sight Translation; Written Translation; Caveats; Summary and Conclusion; Case Studies of States' Test Translation Procedures; Arizona; Colorado; Delaware; Massachusetts; Minnesota; New Mexico; New York; Oregon; Rhode Island; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Discussion and Recommendations; Preliminary Considerations; Guidelines for Written Translation |
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Guidelines for Audiotaped TranslationGuidelines for Sight Translation; Guidelines for Response in Native Language; Recommendations; References; Appendix 2-A; Interview Protocol; I. Background Questions; II. The Translation Process; III. Other Forms of Communication in the Non-English Language; IV. Technology; V. Research; VI. Translation; VII. The Future; Appendix 2-B; Policy Documents Submitted by States; Study 3: Examination of State Practices for Reporting Participation and Performance of English Language Learners in State Assessments; Review of Research on State Assessment Reports |
| Summary |
State Assessment Policy and Practice for English Language Learners presents three significant studies, each examining a different aspect of states' strategies for including English language learners in state assessments. *an Analysis of State Assessment Policies Regarding Accommodations for English Language Learners;*a Survey and Description of Test Translation Practices; and *an Examination of State Practices for Reporting Participation and Performance of English Language Learners in State Assessments. With the rise in population of English language learners and |
| Notes |
Purpose and Methodology |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Collum, Eric
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| ISBN |
9781134813827 |
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1134813821 |
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