Practical Design and Implementation Considerations of a Computer Adaptive Foreign Language Test: The Monash/Melbourne French CAT.

Burston, Jack; Monville-Burston, Monique

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ERIC Number: EJ522957

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Publication Date: 1995

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Practical Design and Implementation Considerations of a Computer Adaptive Foreign Language Test: The Monash/Melbourne French CAT.

Burston, Jack; Monville-Burston, Monique

CALICO Journal, v13 n1 p26-46 Aut 1995

Describes the academic context in which the "French CAT" was created and trialed and gives a detailed consideration of the test presentation platform and operating algorithms. Finally, the article evaluates the first administration of the test and discusses its reliability and validity as a placement instrument for first-year Australian university students. (44 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algorithms, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, French, Higher Education, Models, Test Construction, Test Validity, Testing

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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