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Direct linkEckes, Thomas – Language Testing, 2017
This paper presents an approach to standard setting that combines the prototype group method (PGM; Eckes, 2012) with a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. The combined PGM-ROC approach is applied to setting cut scores on a placement test of English as a foreign language (EFL). To implement the PGM, experts first named learners whom…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Cutting Scores, Standard Setting (Scoring)
Krekeler, Christian – Language Testing, 2006
This study investigates the effect of background knowledge in languages for specific academic purposes (LSAP) tests. Following the observation of previous studies that the effect of background knowledge varies according to the level of language proficiency, the study applied the theory of linguistic thresholds to LSAP reading tests. The research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Tests, Language Proficiency, Prior Learning
