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Papageorgiou, Spiros; Stevens, Robin; Goodwin, Sarah – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2012
Listening comprehension tests typically include both monologic and dialogic input to measure listening ability. However, research as to which type of input is more challenging for examinees remains limited and has provided inconclusive results (Brindley & Slatyer, 2002; Read, 2002; Shohamy & Inbar, 1991). A better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Test Items, Content Analysis, Listening Comprehension
Perkins, Kyle – 1984
Instructional sensitivity indices are compared from four perspectives: (1) criterion-referenced testing; (2) classical test theory; (3) item response theory; and (4) Bayesian theory. Instructional sensitivity is defined as the tendency of a test item to vary in difficulty as a function of instruction. The instructional sensitivity of the items in…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level