Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/eJj4eF Cultural Validity in Assessment Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity By: MarÃa del Rosario Basterra Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415999793, 0415999790 eText ISBN: 9781136965968, 1136965963 Edition: 1st Pages: 320 Copyright year: 2011 Format: EPUB Available from $ 24.78 USD SKU 9781136965968R90 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 â as well as others concerned with fair and valid assessment â 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 assessments. Assessment plays a powerful role in the process of education in the US and has a disproportionately negative impact on students who do not come from mainstream, middle-class backgrounds. Given the significance of testing in education today, cultural validity in assessment is an urgent issue facing educators. This book is essential reading for addressing this important, relevant topic. Additional ISBNs 9780415999809, 0415999804
