ESOL Assessment (EDF 4467) Quiz
Graded A+
Accommodations that are created and used for students with disabilities may not be
relevant to ELs - ANSWER-True
Accommodations that are effective and valid may not be useful if they are cannot be
easily implemented. This is also known as ____________. - ANSWER-feasibility
According to experts, one of the great contributions of No Child Left Behind in terms of
ELs and assessment is that: - ANSWER-Testing of ELs should measure academic
language.
Before using a testing accommodation for an EL, it is important to understand the
_____________, or the universal applicability of the accommodation for all ELs
regardless of background or native language. - ANSWER-Differential Impact
ELs' performance increased by ___ when given access to a glossary and extra time on
an assessment. - ANSWER-13%
For the purposes of reliability and comparability of test scores, it is important that test
accommodations do not change the __________. - ANSWER-Key Constructs
In order to make judgments about the efficiency and validity of testing accommodations,
it is important to research how they affect _________ and __________. - ANSWER-ELs
and non-ELs
In reference to an ELL student, what is a 'customized dictionary'? - ANSWER-NOT A
dictionary that translates key terms into an El's native language
NOT A dictionary made by the test-creator especially for ELs
In which of the following test items would you expect an EL and a native-speaker to
have equal levels of performance? - ANSWER-Solving for 'x' in a linear equation
Isabel is a student who arrived from Ecuador 2 months ago and is a beginning level
ESOL student. Next week, she will have her first test in Earth Science. Which of the
following testing accommodations would be most appropriate for Isabel? - ANSWER-
giving her the test in Spanish
Matias is an intermediate-level ESOL student from Brazil who has lived in the United
States for 2 years. Next week, he will take a History test, and his teacher located a
version of the test in Portuguese. However, Matias failed the test. What is the most
likely explanation for Matias' poor performance on the translated test? - ANSWER-NOT
test was a poor translation
Graded A+
Accommodations that are created and used for students with disabilities may not be
relevant to ELs - ANSWER-True
Accommodations that are effective and valid may not be useful if they are cannot be
easily implemented. This is also known as ____________. - ANSWER-feasibility
According to experts, one of the great contributions of No Child Left Behind in terms of
ELs and assessment is that: - ANSWER-Testing of ELs should measure academic
language.
Before using a testing accommodation for an EL, it is important to understand the
_____________, or the universal applicability of the accommodation for all ELs
regardless of background or native language. - ANSWER-Differential Impact
ELs' performance increased by ___ when given access to a glossary and extra time on
an assessment. - ANSWER-13%
For the purposes of reliability and comparability of test scores, it is important that test
accommodations do not change the __________. - ANSWER-Key Constructs
In order to make judgments about the efficiency and validity of testing accommodations,
it is important to research how they affect _________ and __________. - ANSWER-ELs
and non-ELs
In reference to an ELL student, what is a 'customized dictionary'? - ANSWER-NOT A
dictionary that translates key terms into an El's native language
NOT A dictionary made by the test-creator especially for ELs
In which of the following test items would you expect an EL and a native-speaker to
have equal levels of performance? - ANSWER-Solving for 'x' in a linear equation
Isabel is a student who arrived from Ecuador 2 months ago and is a beginning level
ESOL student. Next week, she will have her first test in Earth Science. Which of the
following testing accommodations would be most appropriate for Isabel? - ANSWER-
giving her the test in Spanish
Matias is an intermediate-level ESOL student from Brazil who has lived in the United
States for 2 years. Next week, he will take a History test, and his teacher located a
version of the test in Portuguese. However, Matias failed the test. What is the most
likely explanation for Matias' poor performance on the translated test? - ANSWER-NOT
test was a poor translation
