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Rasch Based Analysis of Oral Proficiency Test Data.

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Nakamura, Yuji – Educational Studies, 2001

This paper examines the rating scale data of oral proficiency tests analyzed by a Rasch Analysis focusing on an item map and factor analysis. In discussing the item map, the difficulty order of six items and students' answering patterns are analyzed using descriptive statistics and measures of central tendency of test scores. The data ranks the…

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialogs (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis

The Comparative Effectiveness of Professional Development and Support Tools for World Language Instruction: A Report of a Randomized Experiment in Delaware. Research Report

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Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz; Ma, Boya; Jaciw, Andrew – Empirical Education Inc., 2007

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) was interested in evaluating components of a statewide pilot program to support instruction in World Languages (particularly Spanish and French). The first component was an online student assessment, the Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) to measure the learning outcomes. The DDOE also…

Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Faculty Development