Measuring academic language proficiency in school-age english language proficiency assessments under new college and career readiness standards in the United States

Language Assessment Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 432-457

  Frantz, Roger S ^a   Bailey, Alison L ^b   Starr, Laura ^a   Perea, Luis ^a  

^a PEARSON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84913618279     PISSN: 15434303     EISSN: 15434311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15434303.2014.959123     Document Type: Review

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