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Assessing Language Proficiency: More Than One Way To Skin a Cat. Insights on Educational Policy and Practice, Number 12.
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Rood, Magdalena M. – Insights on Educational Policy and Practice, 1989
Alternatives to standard language proficiency testing of bilingual or language minority students are discussed in this educational policy bulletin. The New Mexico strategy is described, which uses multiple assessment techniques to identify students' home language, assess oral English proficiency through standardized testing and teacher…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency