NAEP To Find Out If Seniors Hablan Español
In three years, the nation's "report card" will test American students in their grasp of a language other than English.
The board that oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress has approved a Spanish-language test that will measure how well students speak, read, listen, and write in a language other than English for the first time in the 30-year history of the federal testing program.
The test's unique design will yield results that track 12th graders' mastery of skills such as conversation or reading comprehension based on the amount of time they dedicate to studying Spanish, according to William D. Schafer, an associate professor of measurement, statistics, and evaluation at the University of Maryland College Park's college of education. Mr. Schafer is a member of the advisory group that...
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