Solano-Flores, G., & Li, M. (2009). Language variation and score variation in the testing of English language learners, native spanish speakers . Educational Assessment , 3 (1), 180–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/10627190903422880
Solano-Flores, G., & Li, M. (2009). Language variation and score variation in the testing of English language learners, native spanish speakers. Educational Assessment, 3(1), 180–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/10627190903422880
Tags
Other Accommodation Type; Spanish Speakers
Summary
Accommodation
test translation
Participants
4th and 5th grade students in the U.S.
Findings
Language and dialect differences in English language learners (ELLs) show the unique set of strengths and weaknesses that may present during National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics assessment items. Measurement error may result from language and dialect differences among ELLs during assessment, which leads to the need for considering broad linguistic groups when evaluating language variation and score variation.