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ERIC Number: EJ635234
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-5322
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Standardized Assessment of the Content Knowledge of English Language Learners K-12: Current Trends and Old Dilemmas.
Butler, Frances A.; Stevens, Robin
Language Testing, v18 n4 p409-27 Oct 2001
Discusses approaches to the standardized assessment of content knowledge for English language learners (ELLS), including testing in the students' first language, the use of test accommodations, and measuring growth in English as an alternative for accountability until student control of English is sufficient to assure validity of test scores. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Standardized Tests, Testing, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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