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Performance Assessments for English Language Learners

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Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE)
Jamal Abedi
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This paper, discusses limitations with the standardized achievement tests currently used for ELLs and share information on how performance assessments can be efficiently used to lead to better understanding of these students’ content knowledge and to improve their academic performance.  

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Consequences and Validity of Performance Assessment for English Language Learners: Integrating Academic Language and ELL Instructional Needs into Opportunity to Learn Measures

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National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)
Zenaida Aguirre-Munoz
Christy Kim Boscardin
Barbara Jones
Jae-Eun Park
Marjorie Chinen
Hye Sook Shin
Janet Lee
Anastasia Aimee Amabisca
Aprile Benner
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The primary focus of this study was to investigate process and content opportunities that are particularly relevant to improving English Language Learner (ELL) achievement with particular attention to the relationship between opportunities to acquire academic language and ELL achievement on...

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Educating For The 21st Century: Data Report On The New York Performance Standards Consortium

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New York Performance Standards Consortium
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The New York Performance Standards Consortium (Consortium) has developed a proven practitioner developed, student-focused performance assessment system for its 28 member schools in New York City and State. Its validity was confirmed by the NY State Education Department and the NY Board of...

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