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Magdalen Beiting-Parrish – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The following is a five-chapter dissertation surrounding the use of text mining techniques for better understanding the language of mathematics items from standardized tests to improve linguistic equity of these items to support assessment of English Language Learners. Introduction: The dissertation begins with an overview of the problem that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Test Items, Item Analysis, Standardized Tests
DeStefano, Lizanne; Johnson, Jeremiah – American Institutes for Research, 2013
This paper describes one of the first efforts by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to improve measurement at the lower end of the distribution, including measurement for students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELLs). One way to improve measurement at the lower end is to introduce one or more…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Measures (Individuals), Disabilities, English Language Learners