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Download full textPatrisius Istiarto Djiwandono; Daniel Ginting – Language Education & Assessment, 2025
The teaching of English as a foreign language in Indonesia has a long history, and it is always important to ask whether the assessment of the students' language skills has been valid and reliable. A screening of many articles in several prominent databases reveal that a number of evaluation studies have been done by Indonesian scholars in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Khamis, Abdelmoneim Hassan Adam – English Language Teaching, 2019
This case study of Al-Aqsa School attempts to show that Cambridge Young Learners English Tests (YLE) may hurt learners' motivation and teaching process. The paper aims to highlight the adoption of Cambridge YLE proficiency tests and explore learners and teachers' perception of those tests. Also, providing alternative yardstick measures learners'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Direct linkKirkpatrick, Robert; Hlaing, Hmone Lian – Language Testing in Asia, 2013
This study examines the English section of the university entrance examination in Myanmar in terms of validity, reliability, practicality, and washback. The study highlights the significance of the matriculation examination, evaluates individual test items, and presents the opinions of teachers and students about the test. The results reveal that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Entrance Examinations, Test Reliability, Test Items
Scholz, George E. – 1993
A discussion of language testing in the context of a program in English for Special Purposes (ESP) focuses on the lack of "fit" between the two areas and makes some recommendations for improvement. It begins with overviews of recent trends in testing and recent issues in ESP. Overlap is seen in two areas: construct and content validity. It is…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Content Validity, Curriculum Design, English for Special Purposes
Facione, Peter A. – 1989
Four major problem areas inhibit the standardized assessment of critical thinking (CT): (1) content validity; (2) construct validity; (3) technical jargon; and (4) background knowledge. Practical examples of framing multiple-choice items for assessment are suggested. In the area of content validity, new agreement about the definition of CT now…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Construct Validity, Content Validity, Critical Thinking
Medina, Noe; Neill, D. Monty – 1990
Standardized tests often produce results that are inaccurate, inconsistent, and biased against minority, female, and low-income students. Such tests shift control and authority into the hands of the unregulated testing industry and can undermine school achievement by narrowing the curriculum, frustrating teachers, and driving students out of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Construct Validity, Content Validity
