The Word Part Levels Test

Autor/inn/en	Sasao, Yosuke; Webb, Stuart
Titel	The Word Part Levels Test
Quelle	In: Language Teaching Research, 21 (2017) 1, S.12-30 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-1688
DOI	10.1177/1362168815586083
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Tests; Morphemes; Syntax; Computational Linguistics; Difficulty Level; Test Items; College Students; Foreign Countries; Test Construction; Test Reliability; Language Variation; Teaching Methods; Japan; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language test; Sprachtest; Morphem; Linguistics; Computerlinguistik; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Test content; Testaufgabe; Collegestudent; Ausland; Testaufbau; Testreliabilität; Sprachenvielfalt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Großbritannien
Abstract	Knowledge of English affixes plays a significant role in increasing knowledge of words. However, few attempts have been made to create a valid and reliable measure of affix knowledge. The Word Part Levels Test (WPLT) was developed to measure three aspects of affix knowledge: form (recognition of written affix forms), meaning (knowledge of affix meanings), and use (knowledge of the syntactic properties of affixes). A total of 118 derivative affixes were selected based on frequency data from the British National Corpus. First, data was collected from 417 Japanese university students to revise poorly working items using Rasch analysis. Second, the responses of 1,348 people representing more than 30 different native languages were analysed to determine the affix difficulty levels. A description of the test, justification for its design, and practical implications are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01