The Effects of Glossary and Read-Aloud Accommodations on English Language Learners' Performance on a Mathematics Assessment

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-374

  Wolf, Mikyung Kim ^a   Kim, Jinok ^b   Kao, Jenny ^c  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84867218401     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957347.2012.714693     Document Type: Article

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