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Bilingualism and testing : a special case of bias

Title: Bilingualism and testing : a special case of bias / Guadalupe Valdés, Richard A. Figueroa.
Author: Valdés, Guadalupe.
Publication: Norwood, N.J. : Ablex, [1994], ©1994.

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Description

x, 255 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Second language learning

Uniform Title

Second language learning.

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Contents

1. The Nature of Bilingualism. Bilingualism: Definitions and Typologies. The Study of Circumstantial and Elective Bilinguals: Some Fundamental Problems -- 2. The Measurement of Bilingualism. The Source of the Problem: Measuring and Describing Bilingualism. How Has Bilingualism Been Measured: An Overview of Tendencies, Trends and Questions -- 3. Bilingualism and Cognitive Difference. The Relationship Between Bilingualism and Cognitive Difference -- 4. The Testing of Bilinguals. Intelligence Testing. Achievement Testing. Personality Testing. Vocational Testing -- 5. Diagnostic Testing. Diagnostic Testing. The Courts and Intelligence Testing in Special Education. Diagnosis and Psychometrics in Special Education: A Study of Decision-Making Accuracy -- 6. Testing Bilinguals: From Issue Examination to Issue Implications. Option 1: Minimizing the Potential Harm of Using Existing Standardized Tests with Circumstantial Bilinguals.
Option 2: The Temporary Abolishment of the Use of Standardized Tests with Circumstantial Bilinguals. Option 3: The Development of Alternative Approaches to Testing and Assessment. The Assessment of Competency -- Appendix: Toward the Development of a Research Agenda on Bilingualism and Testing.

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94009902

OCLC

ocm30029739

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Columbia University Libraries