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Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Qiyas for L1 Arabic Language Test Using a Rasch Measurement Framework
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Al-Owidha, Amjed A. – Language Testing in Asia, 2018
Background: This study investigated the psychometric properties of the recently developed Qiyas for L1 Arabic language test using a Rasch measurement framework. Methods: Responses from 271 examinees were analyzed in this study. The test is hypothesized to involve one dominant factor that assesses four skills: reading comprehension, rhetorical…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Tests, Psychometrics, Reading Comprehension
An Evaluative Commentary of the Grade 1 EIKEN Test
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Piggin, Gabrielle – Language Testing in Asia, 2011
This paper aims to analyse the fit between the "use" and "usefulness" of the EIKEN Grade 1 test as a valid and reliable instrument to measure second language proficiency. The recent re-positioning of the EIKEN Grade 1 test as an internationally recognised higher stakes test of English proficiency, which allows successful test…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, High Stakes Tests