Appropriateness of the TOEIC[R] Bridge Test for Students in Three Countries of South America

Autor/inn/en	Sinharay, Sandip; Powers, Donald E.; Feng, Ying; Saldivia, Luis; Giunta, Anthony; Simpson, Annabelle; Weng, Vincent
Titel	Appropriateness of the TOEIC[R] Bridge Test for Students in Three Countries of South America
Quelle	In: Language Testing, 26 (2009) 4, S.589-619 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-5322
DOI	10.1177/0265532209340195
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Language Skills; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Latin Americans; Language Tests; Scores; Second Language Learning; Correlation; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Vocational Education; Statistical Analysis; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skills; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Korrelation; Sekundarschüler; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Statistische Analyse; Kolumbien
Abstract	In order to facilitate the interpretation of test scores from the TOEIC[R] "Bridge" as a measure of English language proficiency, one form of the test was administered to more than 6000 test takers in three South American countries--Colombia, Chile and Ecuador. The appropriateness of the TOEIC "Bridge" test as a measure of English language skill was evaluated using several approaches, such as factor analysis and computation of correlations between the TOEIC "Bridge" scores and other measures like local English test scores, student self-assessment scores, and teacher ratings. The evidence collected was generally consistent with the interpretation of TOEIC "Bridge" scores as indicators of English language competencies for the students examined. (Contains 9 tables, 6 figures and 7 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10