Designing an Ability Scale for English Across the Range of Secondary School Forms.

Autor/in	Coniam, David
Titel	Designing an Ability Scale for English Across the Range of Secondary School Forms.
Quelle	In: Hong Kong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, (1994) 17, S.55-61 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Computer Networks; Databases; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Instructional Program Divisions; Item Banks; Item Response Theory; Language Skills; Language Tests; Rating Scales; Second Language Instruction; Secondary Education; Test Construction; Test Items; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computernetz; Computernetze; Kommunikationsnetz; Datenbank; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Item-Response-Theorie; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Rating-Skala; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sekundarbereich; Testaufbau; Test content; Testaufgabe; Hongkong
Abstract	The development of a language ability scale for English as a Second Language in Hong Kong secondary schools is described. The project used a local computer network designed as a database of teacher-designed English language tests. From test items in the database, a series of seven tests was prepared, one for each grade level. Tests for the lowest three grades and upper four grades were prepared and pilot tested separately. Tests were piloted in mid-range-ability schools, in two classes at each grade level, providing a sample size of about 500 for each test. Based on the results, a common scale was developed and validated for the seven tests. Development of the item bank continues. (MSE)
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