The Relationship between Criterion-Based Levels of Oral Proficiency and Norm-Referenced Scores of General Proficiency in English as a Second Language.

Reed, Daniel J.

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Relationship between Criterion-Based Levels of Oral Proficiency and Norm-Referenced Scores of General Proficiency in English as a Second Language.

Reed, Daniel J.

System, v20 n3 p329-45 Aug 1992

Presents data from validation study of American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency (OPI). Distinctness of OPI ratings from scores generated by Test of English as a Foreign Language and one other examination is assessed on basis of comparisons among 70 sets of scores from students of English as Second Language who took all 3 tests. (VWL)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Norm Referenced Tests, Oral Language, Scores, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview; Test of English as a Foreign Language

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