Multilingualism and multiculturalism in an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with particular emphasis on supporting linguistic minority students

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 488-502
Author(s):  
Shim Lew
Keyword(s):  
Minority Students ◽  
International Baccalaureate ◽  
Linguistic Minority ◽  
Linguistic Minority Students ◽  
International Baccalaureate Diploma

Psychological Testing of Linguistic-Minority Students: Knowledge Gaps and Regulations

1989 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Figueroa
Keyword(s):  
School Psychology ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Language Minority ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Linguistic Minority ◽  
Language Minority Students ◽  
Persistent Anomalies ◽  
Linguistic Minority Students

Bilingualism is like random chaos for psychometrics. The literature on testing repeatedly has documented the existence of robust and persistent anomalies in the test scores of bilingual students. School psychology, conceivably the most test-dependent and test-defined profession, is the recipient of an inadequate technology and knowledge base, which exposes its growing bilingual clientele to needless levels of error and misdiagnosis. The lack of viable regulations regarding the testing of bilingual pupils exacerbates the already difficult problems confronting school psychologists and the language-minority students they attempt to serve.

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