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Testing Programs and the Spanish-Speaking Child: Assessment Guidelines for School Counselors
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Berry, Gordon L.; Lopez, Carol A. – School Counselor, 1977
Discusses five major factors that contribute to test bias against Spanish-speaking youngsters: culture, language, noun representation, administration of tests, and interpretation of tests. Also presents guidelines for counselors on assessing what tests to use with Spanish-speaking children, which may be applied to other cultually different groups…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education