Testing in Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts

Autor/in	Im, Gwan-Hyeok
Titel	Testing in Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts
Quelle	In: English Teaching, 76 (2021) 3, S.3-33 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1017-7108
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Tests; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Test Use; Scores; Test Validity; Web Sites; Content Analysis; Context Effect; Standards; Competition; High Stakes Tests; Political Attitudes; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; South Korea; Test of English for International Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Language test; Sprachtest; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Testanwendung; Testvalidität; Web-Design; Inhaltsanalyse; Standard; Wettkampf; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Despite the popularity of the TOEIC in the Korean society for over 30 years, few studies have investigated the understanding and usage of TOEIC scores in the Korean context. This research gap needs to be filled to provide test users with useful information in the Korean context. Using an argument-based approach to validation, this study investigates the meanings and uses of the TOEIC scores in the Korean context, based on analyses of records publicly available at the YBM website (i.e., TOEIC administrator in Korea). One hundred ninety-four documents published between 2012 and 2017 were collected from the website and the data were analyzed by combining the content and the context analyses. Findings reveal that contextual factors affect the understanding and usage of scores by different TOEIC stakeholders. The document data reveal unintended meanings and uses of the scores. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Korea Association of Teachers of English. 6105 English Education Department, Chinju National University of Education, 369beon-gil 3, Jinyangho-ro, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52673, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-42-629-7381; Fax: +82-42-629-7320; e-mail: katejournal29@gmail.com; Web site: http://journal.kate.or.kr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01