Applying the Joint Committee's Evaluation Standards for the Assessment of Alternative Testing Methods.

Autor/inn/en	Nevo, David; Shohamy, Elana
Titel	Applying the Joint Committee's Evaluation Standards for the Assessment of Alternative Testing Methods.
Quelle	(1984), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Communicative Competence (Languages); Foreign Countries; Group Discussion; High Schools; Interviews; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Measurement Techniques; Oral Language; Role Playing; Standards; Test Selection; Israel (Tel Aviv) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Ausland; Gruppendiskussion; High school; Oberschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Messtechnik; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Rollenspiel; Standard; Testauswahl
Abstract	This study is based on three sources: (1) an experimental try-out of four oral proficiency testing methods (oral interview, role play, reporting test, and group discussion); (2) an evaluation of the testing methods by a panel of experts; and (3) an analysis of the same testing methods by policy makers. The findings are reported in terms of the Joint Committee's "Standards for Evaluation of Educational Programs, Projects and Materials" (Utility, Accuracy, Feasibility, and Fairness), modified to apply to tests. Decision makers were interested in the information regarding the Utility and Feasibility of the various tests, and did not limit their interest to Accuracy. Comparing the results obtained from the experimental try-out study and the rankings provided by the panel of experts suggests that testing experts seem to be better in judging a test by some standards than by others. The findings also suggest that testing experts should not limit themselves to the technical aspects of Accuracy, but instead use the wide scope of all four standards to judge the merit of a test. (BW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC