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Twelve empirical studies take innovative approaches to validate specific language tests and their impact in different parts of the world. An introductory chapter reviews theories of test validation, distinguishing between techniques for validation presented in following chapters.
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Validation in Language Testing Modern Languages in Practice ; 2
author
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Cumming, Alister H.
publisher
:
Multilingual Matters
isbn10 | asin
:
1853592951
print isbn13
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9781853592959
ebook isbn13
:
9780585121598
language
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English
subject
Language and languages--Examinations--Validity--Congresses.
publication date
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1996
lcc
:
P53.4.V35 1996eb
ddc
:
418/.0076
subject
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Language and languages--Examinations--Validity--Congresses.
Page i
Validation in Language Testing
Page ii
MODERN LANGUAGES in PRACTICE
Series Editor
Michael Grenfell, School of Education, University of Southampton
Editorial Board
Do Coyle, School of Education, University of Nottingham Simon Green, Trinity & All Saints College, Leeds
Editorial Consultant
Christopher Brumfit, Centre for Language in Education, University of Southampton
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MODERN LANGUAGES IN PRACTICE 2 Series Editor: Michael Grenfell
Validation in Language Testing
Edited by Alister Cumming and Richard Berwick
MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD Clevedon Philadelphia Adelaide
Page iv
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Validation in Language Testing/Edited by Alister Cumming and Richard Berwick (Modern Languages in Practice: 2) Papers originally presented at the 14th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium which was held Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 1992, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Language and languagesExaminationsValidityCongresses. I. Cumming, Alister, H. II. Berwick, Richard. III. Language Testing Research Colloquium (14th: 1992: University of British Columbia). IV. Series. P53.4.V35 1995 418'.0076-dc20 95-6556
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 1-85359-296-X (hbk) ISBN 1-85359-295-1 (pbk)
Multilingual Matters Ltd
UK: Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, Avon BS21 7SJ. USA: 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007, USA. Australia: P.O. Box 6025, 83 Gilles Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Copyright 1996 Alister Cumming, Richard Berwick and the authors of individual chapters.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher.
Typeset by Wayside Books, Clevedon. Printed and bound in Great Britain by the Cromwell Press.
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Contents
Introduction: The Concept of Validation in Language Testing
Alister Cumming
1
Section I. Evidential Bases of Test Interpretation
I.i. Validation of New Instruments and Procedures: Feasibility, Reliability, and Model-Fitting
1 Developing Rating Scales for CASE: Theoretical Concerns and Analyses
Michael Milanovic, Nick Saville, Alastair Pollitt and Annette Cook
15
2 Validation of a New Holistic Rating Scale Using Rasch Multi-faceted Analysis
Belle Tyndall And Dorry Mann Kenyon
39
I.ii. Criterion Evidence in Test Interpretation: Hypothesis Testing for Construct Validation
3 Hypothesis Testing in Construct Validation
Sara Cushing Weigle and Brian Lynch
58
4 An Investigation into the Validity of Written Indicators of Second Language Proficiency
Alister Cumming and Dean Mellow
72
I. iii. Concurrent Validation: Comparing Alternative Test Methods
5 Multiple-choice Summary: A Measure of Text Comprehension
Ari Huhta and Elina Randell
94
6 Using the Information Curve to Assess Language CAT Efficiency
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