A Critical Examination of Standardised Testing of Minority Language Children
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Paula Fitzsimons, 'A Critical Examination of Standardised Testing of Minority Language Children', [Thesis], 2017-06Download Item:
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In this dissertation I critically examined the performances of children who had English as
an additional language (EAL) on standardized tests and compared their performances to
the performances of their peers who had English as a first language (Non-EAL). The study
compared the performances of the EAL and Non-EAL groups on standardised tests of
literacy and numeracy, from 1st to 6th class, in a Dublin primary school. It also compared
the performances of the groups on other commonly used standardised tests, the NRIT
(Non-Reading Intelligence Test) and the NVRT (non Verbal Reasoning Test). Patterns of
statistically significantly lower scores were identified in the performances of the EAL
groups on tests that had strong verbal components. The findings from this study question
the validity, fairness and careful consideration of using such standardised tests with EAL
children.
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Master in Education Studies (Intercultural Education)
Author: Fitzsimons, Paula
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