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Download full textShanmugam, S. Kanageswari Suppiah; Wong, Vincent; Rajoo, Murugan – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2020
Purpose: This study examined the quality of English test items using psychometric and linguistic characteristics among Grade Six pupils. Method: Contrary to the conventional approach of relying only on statistics when investigating item quality, this study adopted a mixed-method approach by employing psychometric analysis and cognitive interviews.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Psychometrics
Peer reviewedHenning, 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
Peer reviewedvan Weeren, J.; Theunissen, T. J. J. M. – Language Learning, 1987
A systematic and explicit approach to evaluation of pronunciation is proposed. Generalizability theory was applied in order to comprise all relevant factors in one psychomotor model. French and German pronunciation tests (in Appendix) were devised and evaluated. Common pronunciation problems for native Dutch speakers were incorporated. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dutch, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns
