What You Need to Know About Adaptive Testing of ELLs: A Researcher’s View
Barbara Foorman Talks About How New Assessments Can Measure the Skills of Students of Many Backgrounds and Skill Levels
Researcher Barbara Foorman talks about her study on the use of computer-adaptive tests of literacy for ELLs in early grades in the Miami-Dade schools in Florida.
Districts around the country face major pressure to improve the performance of English-language learners. And states and districts have shown a strong interest in adaptive testing as a way to get a more accurate gauge of students’ skills.