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Validity Issues in Assessing English Learners

Tue, April 12, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Marriott Marquis, Floor: Level Four, Independence Salon G

Session Type: Symposium

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Valid assessment of English Learners (ELs) is one of the most difficult problems in 21st-century educational assessment. This symposium features four studies on validity issues in the construction, administration, and use of assessments for ELs. These studies include applications of generalizability theory, linguistic modification of test items, think-aloud protocols of ELs responding to CCSS math items, and longitudinal analysis of EL reclassification decisions. All five sources of validity evidence in the AERA/APA/NCME Standards are represented in the studies. A unifying theme across these studies is the promotion of more valid assessment of ELs and more valid policies for interpreting ELs’ test performance for reclassification and other educational decisions. The session features a prestigious discussant and Q&A dialogue with the audience.

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