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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456914303321

Titolo

Cultural validity in assessment : addressing linguistic and cultural diversity / / edited by Maria del Rosario Basterra, Elise Trumbull, Guillermo Solano-Flores

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

9786613044785

1-283-04478-1

1-136-96597-1

0-203-85095-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

Language, culture, and teaching

Altri autori (Persone)

BasterraMaria del Rosario

Solano FloresGuillermo

TrumbullElise

Disciplina

371.26/013

Soggetti

Educational tests and measurements - United States - Evaluation

Test bias - United States

Minority students - United States - Examinations

Linguistic minorities - United States - Examinations

Multiculturalism - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Cultural validity in assessment : basic concepts -- pt. 2. Assessing students of linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds -- pt. 3. Field efforts to increase cultural validity in assessment -- pt. 4. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

What is assessment and how is it a cultural practice? How does failure to account for linguistic and cultural variation among students jeopardize assessment validity? What is required to achieve cultural validity in assessment? This resource for practicing and prospective teachers - as well as others concerned with fair and valid assessment - provides a thorough grounding in relevant theory, research, and practice. The book lays out criteria for culturally valid assessment and



recommends specific strategies that teachers can use to design and implement culturally valid classroom as