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Direct linkDavies, Alan – Language Testing, 2012
In this article, the author begins by discussing four challenges on the concept of validity. These challenges are: (1) the appeal to logic and syllogistic reasoning; (2) the claim of reliability; (3) the local and the universal; and (4) the unitary and the divisible. In language testing validity cannot be achieved directly but only through a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Testing
Peer reviewedSpolsky, Bernard – Language Testing, 1985
Considers the extent to which a testing task can be made authentic so that it constitutes an example of normal and natural language behavior on the part of both examiner and candidate. Also considers the effects on test validity and the correct interpretation of test results if a test cannot be made authentic. (SED)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context, Language Usage, Second Language Learning
