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Testing ESL Pragmatics
Development and Validation of a Web-Based Assessment Battery
Av Carsten Röver, Rudiger Grotjahn m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
707 kr
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Although second language learners’ pragmatic competence (their ability to use language in context) is an essential part of their general communicative competence, it has not been a part of second language tests. This book helps fill this gap by describing the development and validation of a …
Interviewer Variability in Oral Proficiency Interviews
Av Annie Brown, Günther Sigott
Häftad, 2005
799 kr
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This book was the winner of the 2005 Jacqueline A. Ross Dissertation Award for second or foreign language testing.The assessment of speaking skills is an important part of the language learning process, whether carried out by teachers in the classroom or through proficiency tests administered by …
Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance
Av Vivien Berry, Günther Sigott
Häftad, 2007
666 kr
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The book examines how individual differences in candidates’ levels of extraversion interact with facets which have been shown to affect scores obtained on oral performance tests. Three major studies are presented: the first is concerned with the individual candidate in the model; the second study …
Language Testing in Austria: Taking Stock / Sprachtesten in Oesterreich: Eine Bestandsaufnahme
Inbunden, 2018
1310 kr
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This book marks ten years of language test development and language testing research in Austria. Part I describes the development of large-scale tests at all levels of the educational system. The documentation covers German as the language of instruction for the majority of pupils, the so-called …
Predicting Item Difficulty in a Reading Test
A Construct Identification Study of the Austrian 2009 Baseline English Reading Test
Av Klaus Siller, Günther Sigott
Inbunden, 2020
730 kr
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In this book, the author investigates a central issue in language testing research: What are the key features that contribute to item difficulty in a reading test? Results of various statistical analyses of the multiple-choice reading items from the Austrian 2009 baseline reading test show a …
Evaluating Tests of Second Language Development
A Framework and an Empirical Study
Av Khaled Barkaoui, Günther Sigott
Inbunden, 2021
767 kr
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The book introduces a framework for examining the validity of tests that aim to assess second-language (L2) proficiency development over time and/or in relation to L2 instruction. It also reports the findings of a longitudinal study that aimed to examine the sensitivity to change of a test of L2 …
Testing Lexicogrammar
An Investigation into the Construct Tested in the «Language in Use» Section of the Austrian Matura in English
Av Theresa Weiler, Günther Sigott
Inbunden, 2021
869 kr
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This book explores the construct of language in use, specifically as operationalised through different item types in the Austrian Matura (school-leaving exam). Empirical research on some of these item types is scarce. The author reports on a mixed-methods study. The theoretical frameworks employed …
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement
Analyzing and Evaluating Rater-Mediated Assessments
Av Thomas Eckes, Günther Sigott
Inbunden, 2023
705 kr
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Human ratings are subject to various forms of error and bias. Since the early days of performance assessment, this problem has been sizeable and persistent. For example, expert raters evaluating the quality of an essay, an oral communication, or a work sample, often come up with different ratings …
Polyphony of English Studies
A Festschrift for Allan James
Av Gunther Sigott, Nikola Dobric m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
617 kr
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This volume, in honor of Allan James, collects a range of articles from different domains of English studies as a token of Allan James''s academic interests and his integrative approach to the field. The contributions in linguistics encompass a spectrum of topics including world Englishes, …
Measuring Oral Proficiency through Paired-Task Performance
Av Ildikó Csépes, Günther Sigott
Häftad, 2009
608 kr
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This book intends to provide a theoretical overview of examining candidates’ oral abilities in different examination formats. In particular, it explores specific partner effects on discourse outcomes and proficiency ratings in the framework of paired-task performance. Two investigations, both set …
Setting Performance Standards in Europe
The Judges’ Contribution to Relating Language Examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference
Av Spiros Papageorgiou, Günther Sigott
Inbunden, 2009
677 kr
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This publication was awarded the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award in 2009. Since its publication in 2001, the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) has been the most frequently-cited performance standard in language testing in Europe. To help test providers and users with score …
Classroom-Based Assessment in the School Foreign Language Classroom
Av Kathryn M. Hill, Günther Sigott
Inbunden, 2012
574 kr
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Black and Wiliam’s (1998) influential article Inside the Black Box prompted an increasing interest in assessment processes within the classroom. However, to date most of this research has been done in general and science education. This book reports on a detailed ethnographic study of Indonesian as …
