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Direct linkHolster, Trevor A.; Lake, J. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2016
Stewart questioned Beglar's use of Rasch analysis of the Vocabulary Size Test (VST) and advocated the use of 3-parameter logistic item response theory (3PLIRT) on the basis that it models a non-zero lower asymptote for items, often called a "guessing" parameter. In support of this theory, Stewart presented fit statistics derived from…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Item Response Theory, Vocabulary, Language Tests
Kahl, Peter W. – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Scoring
Download full textMcGuire, Helen; Rao, Susan – 1969
This achievement test booklet is designed to assist the teacher in determining the length of time pupils should spend in Level 1 of English as a second language, and to test proficiency in the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Listening and speaking tests may be used in kindergarten through grade 12, reading and writing tests in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
