The Use of Test Method Characteristics in the Content Analysis and Design of EFL Proficiency Tests.

Bachman, Lyle F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ529500

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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The Use of Test Method Characteristics in the Content Analysis and Design of EFL Proficiency Tests.

Bachman, Lyle F.; And Others

Language Testing, v13 n2 p125-50 Jul 1996

Discusses the value of content considerations in the design of language tests and the implications of the findings of various investigations of content analysis. The article argues that content analysis can be viewed as the application of a model of test design to a particular measurement instrument, using judgments of trained analysts. (26 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: College Students, Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Item Analysis, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Models, Predictive Validity, Scoring, Second Language Instruction, Test Construction, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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