An Algorithmic Approach to Prescriptive Assessment in English as a Second Language.

Griffin, Patrick E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ382354

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Publication Date: 1988

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An Algorithmic Approach to Prescriptive Assessment in English as a Second Language.

Griffin, Patrick E.; And Others

Language Testing, v5 n1 p1-18 Jun 1988

Discusses the development of an interview test of English proficiency in the 0 to 1+ range on the Australian Second Language Proficiency Rating Scale. Items were written toward 29 specified objectives using specially developed algorithms. A sample set of algorithms used in one of the tests and 23 references are appended. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral English, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Test Construction, Test Items

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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