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

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.26/013
• Soggetto topico: Educational tests and measurements - United States - Evaluation; Test bias - United States; Minority students - United States - Examinations; Linguistic minorities - United States - Examinations; Multiculturalism - United States
• Altri autori: BasterraMaria del Rosario Solano FloresGuillermo TrumbullElise
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Cultural validity in assessment
• ISBN: 1-136-96596-3; 9786613044785; 1-283-04478-1; 1-136-96597-1; 0-203-85095-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814549103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Language, culture, and teaching.