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Naganuma, Shotaro – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2017
Scientific literacy has been measured by a variety of assessment tools in the past few decades. International surveys such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) emphasize the importance of scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is now regarded as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Performance Based Assessment, Scoring Rubrics
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Hirai, Akiyo; Koizumi, Rie – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
In recognition of the rating scale as a crucial tool of performance assessment, this study aims to establish a rating scale suitable for a Story Retelling Speaking Test (SRST), which is a semidirect test of speaking ability in English as a foreign language for classroom use. To identify an appropriate scale, three rating scales, all of which have…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Rating Scales, Story Telling, Speech Tests
Gilfert, Susan; Harada, Kunihiko – Bulletin of Faculty of Foreign Languages, 1992
This paper addresses the evaluation of the testing of writing of foreign languages and compares two evaluation methods: the analytical method and the holistic method. The analytical method focuses on the mechanics of writing where the writer is measured against a set of empirical standards and a composition is dissected for the critical points.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries