Assessing Bilingual Learners

Catalog description

The course introduces students to the history, theory, methods, practice, and problems in the testing of emerging bilingual (EB) learners in formative and in large-scale assessments. This course covers the assessment of language proficiency and academic achievement in EB students. Issues of effectiveness, validity, and fairness in the testing of EB populations are addressed to emphasize a critical examination of the purpose, use methods, and appropriate selection of assessments to match the student population, context, and content.