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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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