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Peer reviewedOltman, Phillip K.; Stricker, Lawrence J. – Language Testing, 1990
A recent multidimensional scaling analysis of the Test of English-as-a-Foreign-Language (TOEFL) item response data identified clusters of items in the test sections that, being more homogeneous than their parent sections, might be better for diagnostic use. The analysis was repeated using different scoring techniques. Results diverged only for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Item Analysis, Language Tests, Scaling
Download full textPerkins, Kyle – 2002
Guttman implicational scaling techniques were used to identify a unidimensional set of English as a Second Language reading comprehension items. Data were analyzed from 202 students who sat for an institutional administration of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The examinees who contributed to the scalable set had significantly…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
Hicks, Marilyn M. – 1984
Six methods of equating Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test scores for samples consisting of the usual groups of examinees and groups controlled for native language representation were evaluated in terms of scale stability. The equating methods included three item response theory (IRT) variants (fixed b's scaling, a one-parameter…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Equated Scores
