Cultural Validity in Assessment Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

Name: Cultural Validity in Assessment Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
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ISBN: 9780415999809

ISBN-10: 0415999804

ISBN-13: 9780415999809

Edition: 2011

Authors: Guillermo Solano-Flores, Elise Trumbull, Marï¿½a del Rosario Basterra

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Assessment plays a powerful role in the process of education in the US and has a disproportionately negative impact on students who do not come from mainstream, middle-class backgrounds.What is assessment and how is it a cultural practice?How does failure to account for cultural variation and culture-based assumptions jeopardize validity?What is cultural validity in assessment?This guide for practicing and prospective teachers looks at the major issues in educational assessment and provides knowledge, techniques, and strategies to design and implement valid assessments for use in classrooms.The construct of "cultural validity" is introduced as an organizing principle for addressing the…

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List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/20/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



Cultural Validity in Assessment-Basic Concepts



Assessing the Cultural Validity of Assessment Practices: An Introduction




The Role of Language in Assessment




Assessing Students of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Backgrounds



Assessing English Language Learners: Critical Issues




Cognition, Culture, Language, and Assessment: How to Select Culturally Valid Assessments in the Classroom




Using Appropriate Assessment Processes: How to Get Accurate Information about the Academic Knowledge and Skills of English Language Learners




Ensuring Valid Educational Assessments for ELL Students: Scores, Score Interpretation, and Assessment Uses




Promoting Cultural Validity in the Assessment of Bilingual Special Education Students




Overview of Current Federal Policies in Assessment and Accountability and their Impact on ELL Students




Field Efforts to Increase Cultural Validity in Assessment



Language Arts: Designing and Using a Reading Assessment for Learners Transitioning to English-Only Instruction




Addressing the Language Demands of Mathematics Assessments: Using a Language Framework and Field Research Findings




Science and Literacy Assessments with English Language Learners




Conclusion



Reflections on the Promise of Cultural Validity in Assessment



List of Contributors


Index