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Direct linkDaller, Michael; Müller, Amanda; Wang-Taylor, Yixin – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The present article gives an overview of several studies on the predictive validity of the C-test. In the first part of the article, we discuss the construct validity of this test format. Only if the underlying construct of this test is understood, can a justification for high predictive validity be made. In the second part, we discuss several…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Academic Achievement, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Schoonen, Rob; Verhallen, Marianne – Language Testing, 2008
The assessment of so-called depth of word knowledge has been the focus of research for some years now. In this article the construct of deep word knowledge is further specified as the decontextualized knowledge of word meanings and word associations. Most studies so far have involved adolescent and adult second language learners. In this article,…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Associative Learning, Foreign Countries
van Roosmalen, Willem M. M. – 1983
The construction of objective tests for native language reading comprehension is described. The tests were designed for the early secondary school years in several kinds of schools, vocational and non-vocational. The description focuses on the use of the Rasch model in test development, to develop a large pool of homogenous items and establish…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Item Banks
Samson, Digna M. M. – 1983
The traditional multiple-choice reading comprehension test of English as a second language, used in the Dutch school-leaving examinations, has been criticized for its apparent lack of construct validity. The Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement has conducted a number of studies to determine whether there is a different skill…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Schils, Erik; Weltens, Bert – 1991
A study investigated the retention and loss of school-learned foreign language skills. Subjects were 150 students of Dutch secondary schools with 4 or 6 years of French language instruction and 0, 2, and 4 years of disuse. Nine tests of general language proficiency, listening and reading comprehension, phonology, vocabulary, and grammar were…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries, French, Language Maintenance
Kreeft, Henk; Sanders, Piet – 1983
In the Dutch national examinations, reading comprehension tests are used for all languages. For the native language, reading comprehension is tested with reading passages and related questions to which the test-taker provides his own response, not choosing from a group of alternatives. One problem encountered in testing with these items is…
Descriptors: Dutch, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Foreign Countries
Download full textde Jong, John H. A. L. – 1982
The development and validation of a test of listening comprehension for English as a second language at the Dutch National Institute for Educational Measurement (Cito) is described. The test uses two distinct item formats: true-false items and modified cloze items with two options. Both item formats were found to measure foreign language listening…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
van Weeren, J., Ed. – 1983
Presented in this symposium reader are nine papers, four of which deal with the theory and impact of the Rasch model on language testing and five of which discuss final examinations in secondary schools in both general and specific terms. The papers are: "Introduction to Rasch Measurement: Some Implications for Language Testing" (J. J.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Difficulty Level
