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Assessment of english language development: a validity study of a district initiative.
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PMID:  22089508     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) uses the Language and Literacy Assessment Rubric (LALAR) as the secondary measurement required by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act to measure English proficiency of English language learners (ELLs). In this analysis, the Rasch model is used to identify whether the LALAR is a valid measurement instrument and scale to measure the "English proficiency" of ELLs. This analysis investigates the relationship between student ability () and the probability that the student will respond correctly to an item on the LALAR. Controlling for this relationship, the item characteristics of each item, ability of each student, and measurement error associated with each score were mathematically derived. This will allow for validity and reliability tests to be conducted, which will help determine if the LALAR is a useful accountability measure for ELLs.
Authors:
Juan D Sanchez
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied measurement     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1529-7713     ISO Abbreviation:  J Appl Meas     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101084377     Medline TA:  J Appl Meas     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  106-23     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
P. O. Box 23350, Seattle,WA 98102, USA, sanchez@mrsanchez.com.
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