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Kim, Jennifer Sun – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines the predictive validity of literacy measures from the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) for Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELs). Third grade EL students were screened three times during the year with DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency (DORF) and Daze. Predictive validity of the scores was examined…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, English Language Learners, Scores, Measures (Individuals)
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Fulcher, Glenn – Language Testing, 1996
Examines the definition of fluency in the literature, and proposes a qualitative and quantitative approach that may be used to produce a "thick" description of language use for use in rating scale construction. The article suggests that validity considerations must be addressed in the construction phase of developing scales. (69 references)…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Individual Differences, Interviews