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Direct linkStruck, Jason Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Millions of public-school students in the United States are identified as English language learners (ELLs), whose academic success is tied to their second language (L2) English education. Previous research in adult populations indicates that L2 proficiency is related to the contextual variable of the prevalence of one's first language (L1) among…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedShin, Jaran – Multicultural Education Review, 2018
As a way to examine the validity of deficit perspectives on multicultural children in South Korea--namely, children of mixed parentage who are said to suffer from speech problems and school failure, this study examined their everyday and academic Korean proficiency and its association with their educational achievements. The primary data sources…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Korean, Language Proficiency, Academic Achievement
Download full textWashington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2015
The "Washington English Language Proficiency Assessment" (WELPA) is a No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-compliant instrument that is used in Grades K-12 as a formal and standardized method of measuring language proficiency. The test results provide important information for classifying English Language Learners (ELLs) and subsequently for…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, English, Data Interpretation
Chavez, Gina – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Few classroom measures of English language proficiency have been evaluated for reliability and validity. This research examined the concurrent and predictive validity of an oral language test, titled A Developmental English Language Proficiency Test (ADEPT), and the relationship to the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) in the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Pierce, Lorraine Valdez; O'Malley, J. Michael – 1992
Performance assessment procedures and a portfolio assessment framework are presented for monitoring the language development of language minority students in the upper elementary and middle grades. Unlike standardized achievement tests, performance-based assessment can effectively monitor the progress of language minority students because it can…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Check Lists, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria
Hadley, Alice Omaggio; Reiken, Elizabeth – 1993
The text and accompanying workbook are designed to help second language teachers explore theories of language teaching and learning, deriving a set of hypothesized principles for classroom teaching based on the concept of proficiency and suggesting classroom techniques using them. The first two chapters outline and expand on both theoretical and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Course Organization, Cultural Awareness
