ESL-7300: Assessing Diverse Learners

Collier, J., & Huang, B. (2020). Test review: Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Language Assessment Quarterly, 17(2), 221-230.
This journal article is a critical review of the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System.

del Rosario Basterra, M., Trumbull, E., & Solano-Flores, G. (Eds.). (2011). Cultural validity in assessment: Addressing linguistic and cultural diversity. ProQuest eBook Central.
This eBook provides an explanation of both how to use large-scale assessments critically and how to design culturally valid classroom assessments. For this week, read Chapter 4: Cognition, Culture, Language, and Assessment: How to Select Culturally Valid Assessments in the Classroom.

ETS. (2009). Guidelines for the assessment of English language learners.
This website provides guidelines for assessing English language learners.

Huang, B., & Flores, B. (2018). The English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st century (ELPA21). Language Assessment Quarterly, 15(4),433-442.
This journal article is a critical review of the English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st century.