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Developing Homogeneous TOEFL Scales by Multidimensional Scaling.

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Oltman, Phillip K.; Stricker, Lawrence J. – Language Testing, 1990

A recent multidimensional scaling analysis of the Test of English-as-a-Foreign-Language (TOEFL) item response data identified clusters of items in the test sections that, being more homogeneous than their parent sections, might be better for diagnostic use. The analysis was repeated using different scoring techniques. Results diverged only for…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Item Analysis, Language Tests, Scaling

Test Speededness under Number-Right Scoring: An Analysis of the Test of English as a Foreign Language.

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Bejar, Isaac I. – 1985

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) was used in this study, which attempted to develop a new methodology for assessing the speededness of right-scored tests. Traditional procedures of assessing speededness have assumed that the test is scored under formula-scoring instructions; this approach is not always appropriate. In this study,…

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods