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Direct linkSmith, Patriann; Frazier, Paul; Lee, Jaehoon; Chang, Rong – International Journal of Testing, 2018
Previous research has primarily addressed the effects of language on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) mathematics and science assessments. More recent research has focused on the effects of language on PISA reading comprehension and literacy assessments on student populations in specific Organization for Economic Cooperation…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
El Masri, Yasmine H.; Baird, Jo-Anne; Graesser, Art – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016
We investigate the extent to which language versions (English, French and Arabic) of the same science test are comparable in terms of item difficulty and demands. We argue that language is an inextricable part of the scientific literacy construct, be it intended or not by the examiner. This argument has considerable implications on methodologies…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Difficulty Level, Test Items, Language Variation
