Testing Accommodations for English Language Learners-Katalina Perez

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Testing Accommodations for English Language Learners-Katalina Perez
  1. Purpose of Testing Accommodations for English Language Learners
    1. Testing accommodations promote equity and validity in assessment
      1. For English Language Learners, accomodations provide an opportunity to show their skill despite language limitations
        1. Reducing or eliminating construct-irrelevant variance increases test validity
          1. Language proficiency should not be evaluated unless it is the objetive of the test
    2. Testing Accommodations objectives
      1. They are intended to benefit examinees that require them while having little to no impact on the performance of students who do not need them
        1. Testing accommodations require further research
      2. Testing Accommodations
        1. Changes in the assessment environment or process that do not fundamentally alter what the assessment measures
        2. Testing Modifications
          1. Changes in the assessment environment or process that may fundamentally alter what the assessment measures
          2. Identifying Students Eligible for Accommodations
            1. There are no uniform guidelines or policies at the federal level regarding the use of accommodations
              1. For students with disabilities, eligibility for accommodations is part of a student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
                1. ELLs who regularly use accommodations in the classroom are usually eligible to use the same accommodations in testing situations
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              1. Identifying Accommodations
                1. Direct linguistic support accommodations
                  1. involve adjustments to the language of the test
                    1. E.g. providing a translated or adapted version of the test in the student’s native language or providing test directions orally in the student’s native language
                  2. Indirect linguistic support accommodations
                    1. involve adjustments to the conditions under which a test is administered
                      1. E.g. extended testing time or having the test administered individually or in small groups
                  3. When Accommodations Should Be Used
                    1. There are no standards, just factors
                      1. Students’ proficiency in English as well as in their native language
                        1. Academic subjects being assessed
                          1. Student’s familiarity with the accommodations
                            1. The language in which the student receives instruction, and the range of available accommodations for examinees

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