Testing for Accountability in FLs.

Taber, Gary Davisson; Pfister, Guenter G.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Testing for Accountability in FLs

Taber, Gary Davisson; Pfister, Guenter G.

Unterrichtspraxis, 10, 1, 17-24, Spr 77

This article examines what types of language tests are suitable in evaluating instructional programs in testing for educational accountability. Norm-referenced measurements are found unsuitable for this purpose; new, criterion-referenced tests must be developed. (CHK)

Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Test Selection, Test Validity

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