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Bilingualism and testing : a special case of bias
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Bilingualism and testing : a special case of bias

Author: Guadalupe Valdés; Richard A Figueroa; National Commission on Testing and Public Policy (U.S.)
Publisher: Norwood, N.J. : Ablex, ©1994.
Series: Second language learning
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Guadalupe Valdés; Richard A Figueroa; National Commission on Testing and Public Policy (U.S.)
ISBN: 0893917745 9780893917746 0893917753 9780893917753
OCLC Number: 30029739
Notes: Prepared for the National Commission on Testing and Public Policy.
Description: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Series Title: Second language learning
Responsibility: Guadalupe Valdés, Richard A. Figueroa.

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