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Download full textSpicuzza, Richard; Liu, Kristin; Swierzbin, Bonnie; Bielinski, John; Thurlow, Martha – 2000
The central research question of this study is whether first-time scores for repeat limited-English-proficient (LEP) test-takers of Basic Standards Tests (BSTs), also known as "graduation exams," predict a passing score on the test the second time around. Three points are cautiously asserted: (1) 20% or fewer of LEP students who retook…
Descriptors: Charts, English (Second Language), High School Students, High Stakes Tests
Albus, Deb; Bielinski, John; Thurlow, Martha; Liu, Kristin – 2001
This study was conducted to examine whether using a monolingual, simplified English dictionary as an accommodation on a reading test with limited-English-proficient (LEP) Hmong students improved test performance. Hmong students were chosen because they are often not literate in their first language. For these students, bilingual dictionaries are…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Hmong, Hmong People
