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Figure IV-3: Tests of Spanish Language Proficiency Used With Adult Learners
| Spanish Language Tests Used with Adult Learners |
Availability |
Batería Woodcock-Muñoz: Pruebas de aprovechamiento—Revisada (Batería-R)
Purpose: To measure the cognitive abilities and academic achievement
of native Spanish speakers of all ages
Adult education programs typically
use the written language subtests as a measure of literacy skills.
Target: Native Spanish speakers ages 2-90
Method and format: The standard
battery has 7 subtests; the supplemental battery includes subtests
8-21.
Content: The test battery is a parallel Spanish version of the Woodcock-Johnson.
The cognitive battery measures eight cognitive abilities: memory
for names, memory for sentences, visual matching, incomplete words,
visual closure,
picture vocabulary, and analysis-synthesis. The achievement battery
measures four areas of achievement: reading, mathematics, written
language, and knowledge (science, social studies, humanities). Three subtests
are used in some programs to assess literacy:
Analisis de palabras (word analysis using pseudo words);
Identificación de letras y palabras (word recognition);
Comprensión de textos (reading comprehension using a cloze test)
Administration
time: Approximately 5 minutes per subtest
Levels and scoring: The tests battery yields scores on individual test areas and cluster
scores. A
comparative language index is available when part of the
test has been administered
in both Spanish and English.
Reliability/validity: No information
available from publisher |
Number of forms: One
Materials available: Examiner's manual, norm
tables, test books, audio cassettes
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of Houghton-Mifflin)
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