Empirical Validation of Reading Proficiency Guidelines

Autor/inn/en	Clifford, Ray; Cox, Troy L.
Titel	Empirical Validation of Reading Proficiency Guidelines
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 46 (2013) 1, S.45-61 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12033
Schlagwörter	Reading Skills; Guidelines; Second Language Learning; Validity; Language Proficiency; Reading Ability; Statistical Analysis; English (Second Language); Language Tests; Reading Tests; Test Items; Test Construction; Difficulty Level; Spanish; Chinese; Task Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Richtlinien; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Gültigkeit; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Reading competence; Lesekompetenz; Statistische Analyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Lesetest; Test content; Testaufgabe; Testaufbau; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Spanisch; China; Chinesen; Aufgabenanalyse
Abstract	The validation of ability scales describing multidimensional skills is always challenging, but not impossible. This study applies a multistage, criterion-referenced approach that uses a framework of aligned texts and reading tasks to explore the validity of the ACTFL and related reading proficiency guidelines. Rasch measurement and statistical analyses of data generated in three separate language studies confirm a significant difference in reading difficulty between the proficiency levels tested. (Contains 4 tables, 6 figures and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10