Designing assessment procedures for educationally at-risk Southeast Asian-American students.
This article discusses unique conditions of educational risk in the Southeast Asian-American student population. It points out the need to help traumatized refugee students deal with emotional difficulties before they can benefit from instruction. It includes a framework for assessing Southeast Asian-American students in which a shift in current assessment goals and practices is proposed. The article also addresses the issue of identifying skills previously developed in a different environment and explores an approach to help refugee children make the transition into the academic context.
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Division of Teacher Education, San Jose State University, CA 95192.
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian; D002648:Child; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States