Kindergarten assessment policies and reading growth during the first two years: Does standardized assessment policy benefit children who are left behind?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2021.101977
Abstract: Abstract Guided by the consequential test validity theory and data use theory (i.e., theory for making a data-driven educational decision), the present study examined the association between the frequency of kindergarten standardized assessments and children's… read more here.
Keywords: growth; standardized assessment; reading growth; assessment policies ... See more keywords
Test-taker insights for language assessment policies and practices
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DOI: 10.1177/02655322221117136
Abstract: test takers have no say about the content of tests and about the decisions made based on their results; worse, they are forced to comply with the demands of tests by changing their behaviour in… read more here.
Keywords: language assessment; test taker; language; insights language ... See more keywords