Comparability of Computer-Based and Print-Based Testing Modalities of a Scripted Oral English Language Proficiency Assessment Date & Time: April 3, 2025 | 11:00–11:30 a.m. PDT Location: California State University, Fullerton Presenter(s): Yage Leah Guo (Center for Applied Linguistics) Reshmi Kompakha (Center for Applied Linguistics) Elyssa Sun (Center for Applied Linguistics) Anna Zilberberg (Center for Applied ... Read more

Inv Date & Time: April 3, 2025 | 01:300–02:30 p.m. PDT Location: LARC, Fullerton, CA Presenter(s): Meg Montee Elyssa Sun Jenna Bushton  

Investigating Convergent Validity Evidence of an English Literacy Test Date & Time: April 4, 2025 | 05:00–05:30 p.m. PDT Location: LARC, Fullerton, CA Presenter(s): Yage Leah Guo (Center for Applied Linguistics) Reshmi Kompakha Rachel Myers Anna Zilberberg Description: Building a validity argument involves examining the relationships between test scores and other measures intended to assess ... Read more

PreK-8 Oral Proficiency Assessment: Free Tools and Training for Education Date & Time: April 5, 2025 | 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. PDT Location: LARC, Fullerton, CA Presenter(s): Elyssa Sun Jamie Morgan Leslie Fink Rachel Myers Jenna Bushton Description: Interest in PK-8 world language (WL) programs has increased in recent years, and there is a growing need ... Read more

Examining Alternate-Form Reliability in Adult ESL Literacy Assessments: A Case Study Date & Time: April 5, 2025 | 04:00–04:30 p.m. PDT Location: California State University, Fullerton Presenter(s): Leah Guo (Center for Applied Linguistics) Aubrey Sahouria (Center for Applied Linguistics) Leslie Fink(Center for Applied Linguistics) Description: One essential quality of any good assessment is reliability, which ... Read more

The Lapdog Syndrome: Polyethnographies of Asian Women Navigating Power and Identity Date & Time: April 19, 2025 | 2:45 – 4:15 p.m ET Location: Alcott Room, The Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, MA Presenter(s):  Christine Montecillo Leider, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Minh Nghia Nguyen, University of Massachusetts, Boston Alisha Nguyen, Lesley University Diep Nguyen, Center ... Read more

Instructional Quality in Collaborative Teaching: What Factors Support or Impede It?  Date & Time: April 24, 2025 | 1:45–3:15 p.m MT Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 711 Presenter(s): Sarah Howard Description: Co-teaching is a prominent instructional model used to provide integrated language and content learning for EL-designated multilingual learners (Kibler ... Read more

Developing a Classroom Assessment System in Science: Centering Educators’ and Multilingual Students’ Voices Date & Time: April 25, 2025 | 1:30 – 3:00 p.m MT Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 403 Presenter(s): Keira Ballantyne, Brittany York, Amy Burden, Ivanna Anderson Description: The Multilingual Multimodal Science Inventory (M2-Si) is a classroom ... Read more

Design Principles for Opportunity and Thriving: Centering Multilingual Learners in Formative Assessment Date & Time: April 26, 2025 | 11:40 a.m. – 1:25 p.m MT Location: The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 403 Presenter(s): Amy Burden, Ivanna Anderson, Keira Ballantyne, Brittany York Description: We present the process for selecting design principles that ... Read more