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Steinberg, Jonathan; Cline, Frederick; Ling, Guangming; Cook, Linda; Tognatta, Namrata – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2009
This study examines the appropriateness of a large-scale state standards-based English-Language Arts (ELA) assessment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing by comparing the internal test structures for these students to students without disabilities. The Grade 4 and 8 ELA assessments were analyzed via a series of parcel-level exploratory…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Language Arts, State Standards, Partial Hearing
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Cole, Kevin N.; Mills, Paulette E. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
Cognitive and language measures were administered to 37 preschoolers with language delay to investigate the agreement of the profiles in determining eligibility for language intervention services. Results found a sizable variation in categorization outcomes for the various intelligence quotient/language quotient profiles. The validity of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Delays, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods
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McGroarty, Mary; And Others – Applied Linguistics, 1995
This article describes some of the policy questions arising in the course of efforts to develop a test of Navajo language comprehension for young children, explaining how the test development process was similar to and different from the typical model of top-down test development by outside experts. (58 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Evaluation Problems, Government Role