TEOG (TEPSE) English Test: Content Validity and Teachers' Views

Autor/inn/en	Uzun, Aysenur; Kilickaya, Ferit
Titel	TEOG (TEPSE) English Test: Content Validity and Teachers' Views
Quelle	9 (2020) 3, S.680-708 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Uzun, Aysenur) ORCID (Kilickaya, Ferit)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Tests; English (Second Language); Content Validity; Grade 8; Textbooks; Alignment (Education); Test Items; Course Descriptions; Language Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Test content; Testaufgabe; Kursstrukturplan; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Türkei
Abstract	One of the most important dynamics of the educational setting all over the world is examinations, and some of those are English tests. In Turkey, English tests for the students preparing for the high schools were included in the national exams with the Level Determination Exam (SBS) in 2008 for the first time, and Transition Examination from Primary to Secondary Education (TEPSE) replaced them in 2013. The effects of these exams have been investigated; however, to the best knowledge of the author, other principles of language assessment such as validity and reliability have not been investigated based on the analysis of documents. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate content validity of the English tests in TEPSE, which were conducted between 2016 and 2017. Data collection procedure included the analyses of TEPSE English tests, the coursebook, the curriculum of 8th grade and semi-structured interviews held with 21 English language teachers. The analyses of the frequently used items in the coursebook and table of specifications were used to examine the content validity. The results revealed that despite some factors, TEPSE English tests between 2016 and 2017 have content validity based on the alignment between the coursebook and TEPSE English tests. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01