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Three accountability methods for setting English Learners' academic progress and proficiency expectations

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Chapter IV presents an organizing framework of methods for setting academic expectations for English Learners. "Progressive benchmarking methods are illustrated that adjust either EL students' content achievement scale scores or their weight (individual 'count'), based on each student's ELP level relative to their initial ELP level and time in the state school system." An indexed progress method uses ELs' ELP growth as a weighted, time-sensitive proxy for English language arts performance for newly arrived ELs entering at lower initial ELP levels. A status and growth accountability matrix method credits predetermined academic growth and proficiency attainment without considering ELP level.

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  • Three accountability methods for taking ELs' ELP level into account when setting academic progress and proficiency expectations: progressive benchmarking, indexed progress, and status-and-growth accountability matrix: Chapter IV presents an organizing framework of methods for setting academic expectations for English Learners. "Progressive benchmarking methods are illustrated that adjust either EL students' content achievement scale scores or their weight (individual 'count'), based on each student's ELP level relative to their initial ELP level and time in the state school system." An indexed progress method uses ELs' ELP growth as a weighted, time-sensitive proxy for English language arts performance for newly arrived ELs entering at lower initial ELP levels. A status and growth accountability matrix method credits predetermined academic growth and proficiency attainment without considering ELP level. (Cook et al. (2012))

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  • Cook, G., Linquanti, R., Chinen, M., & Jung, H. (2012). National Evaluation of Title III Implementation Supplemental Report—Exploring Approaches to Setting English Language Proficiency Performance Criteria and Monitoring English Learner Progress. American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd/ppss/index.html
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description Chapter IV presents an organizing framework of methods for setting academic expectations for English Learners.
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