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Direct linkNorris, John; Drackert, Anastasia – Language Testing, 2018
The Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF) plays a critical role as a standardized test of German language proficiency. Developed and administered by the Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development (g.a.s.t.), TestDaF was launched in 2001 and has experienced persistent annual growth, with more than 44,000 test takers in…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Language Proficiency
McNamara, Tim – Language Testing, 2011
The paper by Wilson and Moore (this volume), based on the Messick Lecture delivered in 2006 at the annual Language Testing Research Colloquium in Melbourne, may present a familiar challenge to some language testers: of reading outside one's comfort zone. The distinctive character of language testing lies in its combination of two primary fields of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Applied Linguistics, Testing, Language Tests
Bunch, Michael B. – Language Testing, 2011
Title III of Public Law 107-110 (No Child Left Behind; NCLB) provided for creation of assessments of English language learners (ELLs) and established, through the Enhanced Assessment Grant program, a platform from which four consortia of states developed ELL tests aligned to rigorous statewide content standards. Those four tests (ACCESS for ELLs,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Formative Evaluation
Shizuka, Tetsuhito; Takeuchi, Osamu; Yashima, Tomoko; Yoshizawa, Kiyomi – Language Testing, 2006
The present study investigated the effects of reducing the number of options per item on psychometric characteristics of a Japanese EFL university entrance examination. A four-option multiple-choice reading test used for entrance screening at a university in Japan was later converted to a three-option version by eliminating the least frequently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Reading Tests, English (Second Language)
Lee, Y-W. – Language Testing, 2004
The purpose of the study reported in this article is to empirically examine passage-related local item dependence (LID) by using an IRT (item response theory) based LID index called Q3 in an EFL reading comprehension test, with a special focus on item types as a potentially competing source of LID with passages. In this article, definitions and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Content Analysis, Reading Comprehension
