Concerns about how to ensure the valid and equitable assessment of English-language
learners (ELLs) and other students from culturally non-mainstream backgrounds are …

The testing of English language learners (ELLs) is, to a large extent, a random process
because of poor implementation and factors that are uncertain or beyond control. Yet current …

The purpose of this article is to examine the components required to assess student problem
solving in technology environments. The article begins with a brief discussion of the …

This article examines the intersection of psychornetrics and sociolinguists in the testing of
English language learners (ELLs); it discusses language, dialect, and register as sources of …

How do you know if students are with you at the beginning, middle, and end of a lesson?
Can formative assessment offer a key to better teaching and learning during instruction …

A fair and valid assessment for every child, as mandated by legislation such as the No Child
Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 and the Improving America's School Act of 1994, must …

The current study research showed the nature and potential sources of the gaps in
mathematics achievement between English language learners (ELLs) and non-English …

With the advent of George W. Bush's education policy, emphasizing the frequent large-scale
assessment of children in American public schools, it has become even more important than …

There is a great need to help test designers determine how to make tests that are accessible
to individuals with disabilities. This report takes design patterns, which were developed at …

The use of performance assessments with ethnically and linguistically diverse students
raises five questions:(a) How do minority groups score on performance assessments relative …