Reliability and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview: Reporting Indices of Interrater Consistency and Agreement for 19 Languages.

Autor/inn/en	Surface, Eric A.; Dierdorff, Erich C.
Titel	Reliability and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview: Reporting Indices of Interrater Consistency and Agreement for 19 Languages.
Quelle	In: Foreign language annals, 36 (2003) 4, S. 507-519Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben; Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Evaluation; Reliabilität; Test; Testanwendung; Leistungsbeurteilung; Mündlicher Test; Mündlicher Ausdruck; Fremdsprachenunterricht; USA
Abstract	The reliability of the ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) has not been reported since ACTFL revised its speaking proficiency guidelines in 1999. Reliability data for assessments should be reported periodically to provide users with enough information to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the assessment. The study provided the most comprehensive analysis of ACTFL OPI reliability to date, reporting interrater consistency and agreement data for 19 different languages. Overall, the interrater reliability of the ACTFL OPI was found be be very high. These results demonstrate the importance of using an OPI assessment program that has a well-designed interview process, a well-articulated set of criteria for proficiency determination, a solid rater training program, and an experienced cadre of testers. Based on the data reported, educators and employers who use the ACTFL OPI can expect reliable results and use the scores generated from the testing process with increased confidence. Recommendations for future research are discussed. (Verlag, adapt.).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2023/1