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Does an Argument-Based Approach to Validity Make a Difference?
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Chapelle, Carol A.; Enright, Mary K.; Jamieson, Joan – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2010
Drawing on experience between 2000 and 2007 in developing a validity argument for the high-stakes Test of English as a "Foreign Language[TM]" (TOEFL[R]), this paper evaluates the differences between the argument-based approach to validity as presented by "Kane (2006)" and that described in the 1999 "AERA/APA/NCME Standards for Educational and…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Validity, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language)
Classification System for English Language Learners: Issues and Recommendations
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Abedi, Jamal – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2008
High-stakes decisions for the instruction and assessment of English language learner (ELL) students are made based on the premise that ELL classification is a valid dichotomy that distinguishes between those who are proficient in the use of the English language and those who are not. However, recent research findings draw a vague picture of the…
Descriptors: Validity, Second Language Learning, Classification, English (Second Language)