RETHINKING the "GAP" HIGH-STAKES TESTING and SPANISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS in COLORADO

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 132-144

  Escamilla, Kathy ^a   Chávez, Lorretta ^a   Vigil, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; High stakes assessment; Latinos; Second language learners; Spanish achievement

Indexed keywords

EID: 14644424595     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487104273791     Document Type: Review

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