Language variation and score variation in the testing of English language learners, native Spanish speakers

Educational Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 180-194

  Solano Flores, Guillermo ^a   Li, Min ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 74249120579     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627190903422880     Document Type: Article

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