2019•Frontier of Higher EducationOpen access

The Reliability and Validity of Language Proficiency Assessments for English Language Learners

Xiaoyan Jing

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English language learners (ELLs) have become one of the fastest growing groups in elementary schools in the United States of America. This paper will research the English proficiency assessments currently used for ELLs in the early-exit TBE programs in elementary schools and the validity and reliability of these English language proficiency assessments.

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Key concepts: Ell, English language, Language assessment, Language proficiency, Validity, Reliability (semiconductor), Mathematics education, Test of English as a Foreign Language