Identifying ESL Students at Linguistic Risk on a State Minimal Competency Test.

Brown, James Dean

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Publication Date: 1992

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Identifying ESL Students at Linguistic Risk on a State Minimal Competency Test.

Brown, James Dean

TESOL Quarterly, v26 n1 p167-72 Spr 1992

Ninth grade students of limited English proficiency (SLEP) in Hawaii were studied to determine their characteristics on Hawaii Test of Essential Competencies (HSTEC), how they compare to norm on test, and degree to which performance on HSTEC can be predicted. Results indicate that SLEP students can be considered separate population within total group taking HSTEC. (LB)

Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, English (Second Language), Grade 9, High Risk Students, High School Students, Limited English Speaking, Minimum Competency Testing, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, State Programs, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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