Drawn from two decades of the Educational Testing Services extensive research and development on K-12 ELP assessments, this edited book addresses the key considerations in the development of large-scale, standards-based ELP assessments for K-12 EL students.
Assessing English Language Proficiency in U.S. K12 Schools offers comprehensive background information about the generation of standards-based, English language proficiency (ELP) assessments used in U.S. K12 school settings. The chapters in this book address a variety of key issues involved in the development and use of those assessments: defining an ELP construct driven by new academic content and ELP standards, using technology for K12 ELP assessments, addressing the needs of various English learner (EL) students taking the assessments, connecting assessment with teaching and learning, and substantiating validity claims. Each chapter also contains suggestions for future research that will contribute to the next generation of K12 ELP assessments and improve policies and practices in the use of the assessments. This book is intended to be a useful resource for researchers, graduate students, test developers, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in learning more about large-scale, standards-based ELP assessments for K12 EL students.
Series Editors Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Illustrations
Acronyms
Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction: Assessing K-12 English Learners English Language Proficiency
Mikyung Kim Wolf
Section I. Contexts and Fundamental Considerations in the Development of K-12
ELP Assessments
Chapter 2
Standards-Based K-12 English Language Proficiency Assessments in the United
States: Current Policies and Practices
Edynn Sato & Karen D. Thompson
Chapter 3
The Construct of English Language Proficiency in Consideration of College and
Career Readiness Standards
Alison L. Bailey & Mikyung Kim Wolf
Chapter 4
Innovations and Challenges in K-12 English Language Proficiency Assessment
Tasks
Ahyoung Alicia Kim, Mark Chapman, & Heidi Liu Banerjee
Chapter 5
A Review of Validity Evidence for K-12 English Language Proficiency
Assessments: Current State and Future Direction
Timothy Farnsworth
Section II. Empirical Research and Practical Considerations on the
Development of K-12 ELP Assessments
Chapter 6
Collaborating with Educators on the Development of English Language
Proficiency Assessments
Maurice Cogan Hauck & Emilie Pooler
Chapter 7
Examining Students Response Processes in a Computer-Based English Language
Proficiency Assessment
Mikyung Kim Wolf, Danielle Guzman-Orth, Cathryn Still, & Phoebe Winter
Chapter 8
Generating Score Reports: Psychometric Issues to Consider
Hanwook (Henry) Yoo, Joyce Wang, David P. Anderson, & Eric Zilbert
Chapter 9
Validating Threshold Scores for English Language Proficiency Assessment Uses
Patricia Baron, Robert Linquanti, & Min Huang
Chapter 10
Accessibility Considerations for English Learners with Disabilities in
English Language Proficiency Assessments
Danielle Guzman Orth, Lorraine Sova, & Traci Albee
Section III. Some Future Considerations in K-12 ELP Assessment
Chapter 11
Using Automated Scoring in K-12 English Language Proficiency Assessments
Keelan Evanini, Yoko Futagi, & Maurice Cogan Hauck
Chapter 12
Teachers Perspectives on the Use of Summative English Language Proficiency
Assessments for Instructional Purposes
Alexis A. Lopez & Georgia Earnest Garcķa
Chapter 13
Towards a Model of Validity in Accountability Testing
Micheline B. Chalhoub-Deville
Subject Index
Mikyung Kim Wolf is Senior Research Scientist at the Center for English Language Learning and Assessment Research at Educational Testing Service.
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