ABSTRACT
Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K–12 Schools offers comprehensive background information about the generation of standards-based, English language proficiency (ELP) assessments used in U.S. K–12 school settings. The chapters in this book address a variety of key issues involved in the development and use of those assessments: defining an ELP construct driven by new academic content and ELP standards, using technology for K–12 ELP assessments, addressing the needs of various English learner (EL) students taking the assessments, connecting assessment with teaching and learning, and substantiating validity claims. Each chapter also contains suggestions for future research that will contribute to the next generation of K–12 ELP assessments and improve policies and practices in the use of the assessments. This book is intended to be a useful resource for researchers, graduate students, test developers, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in learning more about large-scale, standards-based ELP assessments for K–12 EL students.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section I|75 pages
Contexts and Fundamental Considerations in the Development of K–12 ELP Assessments
chapter 2|17 pages
Standards-Based K–12 English Language Proficiency Assessments in the United States
chapter 5|17 pages
A Review of Validity Evidence on K–12 English Language Proficiency Assessment
part Section II|112 pages
Empirical Research and Practical Considerations on the Development of K–12 ELP Assessments
part Section III|60 pages
Some Future Considerations in K–12 ELP Assessment