CELDT CELDT Proficiency Levels and Scoring 3

Question 1

The CELDT is administered annually to which group of students?

Accepted Answer

Identified English Learners until they are reclassified as FEP

Answer

All California public school students

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Only students who recently arrived in the US

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Only students in grades 3 through 8

Question 2

A student at the Advanced CELDT level can BEST be characterized as:

Accepted Answer

Producing English comparable to grade-level native speakers

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Relying on gestures and context clues to communicate

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Understanding simple conversational English only

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Writing only in simple sentences with frequent errors

Question 3

Which of the following does the CELDT overall score NOT directly measure?

Accepted Answer

Content knowledge in academic subjects

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Listening comprehension

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Writing fluency

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Speaking ability

Question 4

When did the ELPAC (English Language Proficiency Assessments for California) replace the CELDT?

Accepted Answer

2018

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2010

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2014

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2022

Question 5

Which CELDT proficiency level is most likely for a student who recently arrived in the US with no prior English instruction?

Accepted Answer

Beginning

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Early Intermediate

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Intermediate

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Early Advanced

Question 6

The primary purpose of the CELDT is to:

Accepted Answer

Identify and monitor the English language proficiency of English Learners

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Determine students' academic grade placement in core subjects

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Assess native English speakers' literacy and writing skills

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Measure mathematics achievement among EL students

Question 7

A teacher reviews a student's CELDT results showing Early Intermediate in Writing but Intermediate in Listening. What does this MOST likely indicate?

Accepted Answer

The student performs better in listening comprehension than in writing

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The student has equal proficiency across all domains

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The student should be reclassified as Fluent English Proficient

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The student's scores are too inconsistent to be valid