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Bayazidi, Aso; Saeb, Fateme – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study examined the equivalence and reliability of the two versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test in an Iranian context. This study was motivated by the fact that the Vocabulary Levels test is increasingly being used in Iran for both research and pedagogical purposes without having been checked for validity and reliability in this context. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
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Wagler, Amy E.; Lesser, Lawrence M. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2018
The interaction between language and the learning of statistical concepts has been receiving increased attention. The Communication, Language, And Statistics Survey (CLASS) was developed in response to the need to focus on dynamics of language in light of the culturally and linguistically diverse environments of introductory statistics classrooms.…
Descriptors: Statistical Surveys, Statistics, Introductory Courses, Culturally Relevant Education
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Dwyer, Andrew C. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2016
This study examines the effectiveness of three approaches for maintaining equivalent performance standards across test forms with small samples: (1) common-item equating, (2) resetting the standard, and (3) rescaling the standard. Rescaling the standard (i.e., applying common-item equating methodology to standard setting ratings to account for…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Equivalency Tests, Test Format, Academic Standards