Minority language revitalization and educational assessment
Do language-related factors impact performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3635072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paula Elosua (0000-0002-9651-9100, University of the Basque Country Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 212-228 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociolinguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-6441 • E-ISSN: 1467-9841 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/josl.12176 |
| OpenAlex | W2397374361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
In contexts of minority language revitalization, educational assessment should consider the effect of language-related factors on performance. Student score comparisons might be unfair if assessment does not take into account the student's language background, language of instruction or the level of minority language standardization. Including language-related variables in assessment may improve validity, reduce sociolinguistic bias, and make it possible to monitor the progress of the revitalization plans. In this study, we present research conducted in the Basque Autonomous Community, where Spanish and Basque co-exist. Based on population data (N = 16,270) from a study of fourth-grade students, results show a positive relationship between the percentage of minority language speakers in the school catchment area and mathematical competence. Results also highlight differences in performance as a function of sociolinguistic groups based on the combination of family language and instruction language, showing better average performance for the Basque-Basque group
Competence (human resources · Language acquisition · Language assessment · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Minority language · Population · Sociology · Standardization · Computer Science · Demography · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology
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Academic achievement in a language revitalisation context
Socioeconomic patterns and educational performance based on language-of-instruction models in the Basque Autonomous Community
Language revitalization through the media
Directrices para la traducción y adaptación de los tests
The Language Factor in Mathematics Tests
A Sociolinguistic Typology for Describing National Multilingualism
Bias and equivalence in cross-cultural assessment
Equality of educational opportunity
Investigating Obsolescence
Turning Knowledge of Basque into Use
Measuring the Equivalence of Item Difficulty in the Various Versions of an International Test
It's Not My Job”
Bilingual Education in the Basque Autonomous Community
A Longitudinal Study of Academic Achievement in Spanish
Producing educational materials in local languages
Bilingualism, Immersion Programmes and Language Learning in the Basque Country
Why We Need to Re-Think Race and Ethnicity in Educational Research
Examining Language in Context
Identity, language, and ethnic relations in the Bilingual Autonomous Communities of Spain1
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |