Examining the validity of standards-based assessments for initially fluent students and former English language learners

Educational Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-106

  Young, John W ^a   Steinberg, Jonathan ^a   Cline, Fred ^a   Stone, Elizabeth ^a   Martiniello, Maria ^a   Ling, Guangming ^a   Cho, Yeonsuk ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 77953692842     PISSN: 10627197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627197.2010.491070     Document Type: Article

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