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Hauck, Maurice Cogan; Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Mislevy, Robert – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
This paper is the first in a series from Educational Testing Service (ETS) concerning English language proficiency (ELP) assessments for K-12 English learners (ELs). The goal of this paper, and the series, is to present research-based ideas, principles, and recommendations for consideration by those who are conceptualizing, developing, and…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Evaluation
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Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Guzman-Orth, Danielle; Lopez, Alexis; Castellano, Katherine; Himelfarb, Igor; Tsutagawa, Fred S. – Educational Assessment, 2016
This article investigates ways to improve the assessment of English learner students' English language proficiency given the current movement of creating next-generation English language proficiency assessments in the Common Core era. In particular, this article discusses the integration of scaffolding strategies, which are prevalently utilized as…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Language Tests, Language Proficiency