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Yan, Xun; Cheng, Lixia; Ginther, April – Language Testing, 2019
This study investigated the construct validity of a local speaking test for international teaching assistants (ITAs) from a fairness perspective, by employing a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the impact of task type and examinee first language (L1) background on the internal structure of the test. The test consists of…
Descriptors: Scores, Language Tests, Teaching Assistants, Culture Fair Tests
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Farnsworth, Timothy L. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
This study examined the construct validity of the TOEFL iBT Speaking subsection for the purposes of international teaching assistant (ITA) certification, a purpose for which it was not specifically designed. The factor structure of the new TOEFL was compared with that of another language performance test in use at a major American research…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Hoffman, LaVae M.; Loeb, Diane Frome; Brandel, Jayne; Gillam, Ronald B. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2011
Purpose: This study investigated the psychometric properties of 2 oral language measures that are commonly used for diagnostic purposes with school-age children who have language impairments. Method: Two hundred sixteen children with specific language impairment were assessed with the Test of Language Development--Primary, Third Edition (TOLD-P:3;…
Descriptors: Speech, Oral Language, Language Impairments, Factor Structure
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Sparfeldt, Jorn R.; Rost, Detlef H.; Baumeister, Ulrike M.; Christ, Oliver – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The distinction of different test anxiety reactions (e.g., worry, emotionality) is well established. Recently, additional relevance has been given to school-subject-specific test anxiety factors. The present study explored a further aspect concerning the structure of test anxiety experiences, specifically oral versus written examination modes. A…
Descriptors: Validity, Measures (Individuals), Grade 9, Test Anxiety
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Eckes, Thomas; Grotjahn, Rudiger – Language Testing, 2006
What C-tests actually measure has been an issue of debate for many years. In the present research, the authors examined the hypothesis that C-tests measure general language proficiency. A total of 843 participants from four independent samples took a German C-test along with the TestDaF (Test of German as a Foreign Language). Rasch measurement…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Language Proficiency, German, Factor Analysis