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Invalidating Validity Claims for the ACTFL Oral Rating Scale.
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Fulcher, Glenn – System, 1996
Examines evidence presented for the validity of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) rating scales in "Foreign Language Annals" (1990), "System" (1992), and "Proficiency Guidelines" (1982, 1986). The article argues that this evidence is insufficient to support a claim for validity. (36…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Predictive Validity
Tests of Oral Performance: The Need for Data-based Criteria.
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Fulcher, Glenn – ELT Journal, 1987
Communicative oral language tests have claimed high content validity, but have also elicited concern that the assessment scales are based on theory with little empirical justification. A new approach to construct validity can be found in discourse analysis, which could lead to the development of new communicative discourse tests in all skills. (CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Construct Validity, Discourse Analysis, Language Proficiency