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The Development of Descriptors on Scales of Language Proficiency. NFLC Occasional Papers.
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North, Brian – 1993
Theoretical issues underlying the development of scales of language proficiency are examined. First, a brief classification of scale types is presented, and problems identified in them and advantages they offer are outlined. Discussion then moves to the issues of describing and measuring language proficiency. In this section, behaviorally-based…
Descriptors: Classification, Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Criteria, Item Response Theory
Testing Linguistic and Communicative Proficiency: The Case of Reading Comprehension.
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Cohen, Andrew D. – 1987
Current issues in the literature on the testing of linguistic and communicative proficiency are reviewed and discussed in relation to reading comprehension testing. Several theoretical issues in language testing are discussed, including testing purposes and test validity. Areas of concern regarding methods of testing reading comprehension are then…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Testing, Language Proficiency, Language Tests