Testing English-Language Learners in U.S. Schools: Report and Workshop Summary
- ISBN-10
- 0309183898
- ISBN-13
- 9780309183895
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 58
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-12-12
- Publisher
- National Academies Press
- Authors
- Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Board on Testing and Assessment
Description
The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity was created under the auspices of the National Research Council (NRC), and specifically under the oversight of the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA). The committee's charge is to explore the challenges that face U.S. schools as they work to achieve the related goals of academic excellence and equity for all students. This report provides not only the summary of a workshop held by the forum on the testing of English-language learners (students learning English as an additional language) in U.S. schools, but also a report on the committee's conclusions derived from that workshop and from subsequent deliberations.
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