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Translation Procedures in OCD/PISA 2000 International Assessment.
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Grisay, Aletta – Language Testing, 2003
Describes procedures implemented by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for the development of national versions of the assessment instruments in all instruction languages used in the participating countries. Presents data that provide empirical information on the effectiveness of these procedures. (VWL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Student Evaluation
PISA Reading: Cultural Equivalence in a Cross-Cultural Study.
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McQueen, Joy; Mendelovits, Juliette – Language Testing, 2003
Discusses steps taken to attain cultural relevance and appropriateness in the reading literacy construct, and in the stimulus materials and items that operationalize it. Explains the influence of multilingual considerations on the development of the reading literacy assessment instrument and notes psychometric procedures used to maximize the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Language Tests, Literacy, Psychometrics