Advanced-Level Testing of Foreign Language Proficiency: An Interim Report of the Post A-Level Spanish Project.

Autor/inn/en	Ife, Anne E.; Standish, Peter
Institution	Essex Univ., Colchester (England). Dept. of Language and Linguistics.
Titel	Advanced-Level Testing of Foreign Language Proficiency: An Interim Report of the Post A-Level Spanish Project.
Quelle	(1971), (36 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; Charts; College Students; Item Analysis; Language Ability; Language Skills; Language Tests; Modern Languages; Objective Tests; Spanish; Student Evaluation; Tables (Data); Test Construction; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Diagram; Diagrams; Diagramm; Tabellarische Überischt; Tabelle; Collegestudent; Itemanalyse; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Gegenwartssprache; Objektiver Test; Spanisch; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Testaufbau
Abstract	This is a preliminary report concerning the development of tests which measure the linguistic ability in Spanish of English students at the beginning of their post A-level courses. The Palspan (Post A-level Spanish project) pilot test battery is comprised of five sub-tests of between 45 and 90 minutes in length which test for speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Processes involving marking and validation of the tests are discussed with particular reference to: (1) item analysis, (2) histograms, (3) variances and standard deviations, (4) correlation between tests, (5) relationship between test results and A-level results, (6) relationship between Palspan results and other external data, and (7) student performance. This study is heavily documented with linguistic and statistical data. (RL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC