IQ-Achievement Discrepancy for Identification of Disabilities in Spanish-Speaking English Learners

Autor/inn/en	Santi, Kristi L.; Khalaf, Shiva; Bunta, Ferenc; Rojas, Raúl; Francis, David J.
Titel	IQ-Achievement Discrepancy for Identification of Disabilities in Spanish-Speaking English Learners
Quelle	In: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, (2019) 166, S.111-143 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Francis, David J.) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1520-3247
DOI	10.1002/cad.20304
Schlagwörter	Intelligence Quotient; Spanish Speaking; English Language Learners; Identification; Disabilities; Validity; Grade 1; Grade 2; Elementary School Students; Longitudinal Studies; Language of Instruction; Classification; Low Achievement; Cutting Scores; Language Minorities; Evaluation Methods; Evaluation Criteria; Intelligence Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenzquotient; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Handicap; Behinderung; Gültigkeit; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Sprachminderheit; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	This article examines the validity of IQ-achievement discrepancy and low achievement as criteria for the identification of disabilities in Spanish-speaking English-language learners (ELs) and the factors that moderate the validity of these approaches as bases for identification. While there has been a long history of examining the validity of different approaches to disability identification in monolinguals, there are no systematic approaches taken for ELs. Data from Grades 1 and 2 of a large longitudinal data set consisting of young Spanish-speaking students attending schools in the United States were used to empirically examine criteria for disability identification among language minority children--one of the first large-scale attempts. Findings indicated significant overidentification when the language of assessment was not matched to the language of the instruction, although the effects varied predictably over time and by language of instruction. Validation of classifications using measures external to the classification found that low achieving and discrepant children differ from typically developing children, and from one another in predictable ways based on differences in IQ. The study highlights the importance of taking into account the language of instruction and the severity of the cut-off to reduce misidentification of typically developing children. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01