Examining The Validity Of Using A Bilingual Test To Assess Form Two Students’ Achievement In Mathematics

The aim of this study is to compare the construct equivalence of the English-only test and the bilingual test by using dimensionality and differential item functioning methods. In addition, this study also examines the differences in the mathematical achievement between the limited English proficien...

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Main Author:	Shanmugam, S.Kanageswari Suppiah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	L7-991 Education (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/42490/1/S.KANAGESWARI__SUPPIAH_SHANMUGAM.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.424902019-04-12T05:26:46Z Examining The Validity Of Using A Bilingual Test To Assess Form Two Students’ Achievement In Mathematics 2010-12 Shanmugam, S.Kanageswari Suppiah L7-991 Education (General) The aim of this study is to compare the construct equivalence of the English-only test and the bilingual test by using dimensionality and differential item functioning methods. In addition, this study also examines the differences in the mathematical achievement between the limited English proficiency students’ (LEP) and the non-LEP students in both tests for computation and word-problem testlets. By using spiral administration, all the LEP students in the six classes that had been selected sat for the tests simultaneously. 2010-12 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/42490/ http://eprints.usm.my/42490/1/S.KANAGESWARI__SUPPIAH_SHANMUGAM.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Pendidikan
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description	The aim of this study is to compare the construct equivalence of the English-only test and the bilingual test by using dimensionality and differential item functioning methods. In addition, this study also examines the differences in the mathematical achievement between the limited English proficiency students’ (LEP) and the non-LEP students in both tests for computation and word-problem testlets. By using spiral administration, all the LEP students in the six classes that had been selected sat for the tests simultaneously.
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author	Shanmugam, S.Kanageswari Suppiah
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title	Examining The Validity Of Using A Bilingual Test To Assess Form Two Students’ Achievement In Mathematics
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