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The Influence of Test and Sample Dimensionality on Latent Trait Person Ability and Item Difficulty Calibrations.

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Henning, Grant – Language Testing, 1988

Violations of item unidimensionality on language tests produced distorted estimates of person ability, and violations of person unidimensionality produced distorted estimates of item difficulty. The Bejar Method was sensitive to such distortions. (Author)

Descriptors: Construct Validity, Content Validity, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis

Teacher Assessment and Psychometric Theory: A Case of Paradigm Crossing?

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Teasdale, Alex; Leung, Constant – Language Testing, 2000

Addresses some of the epistemic and practical issues facing alternative assessment, with particular reference to teacher assessment of spoken English as an additional language/second language (EAL/ESL) in the early years of primary education in England and Wales. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Epistemology