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The relationship between test-takers’ first language, listening proficiency and their performance on paired speaking tests
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Contrasting the oral and written narratives of six- and eight-year-old Canadian children
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Chinese L2 learners’ depth of vocabulary knowledge and its role in reading comprehension
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Using The Mobile Application Evernote for Diagnostic Assessment to Enhance Foreign Language Proficiency
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An evaluation of a post-entry test: An item analysis using Classical Test Theory (CTT)
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TOEFL Strategies: A Complete Guide to the iBT
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Speaking and Writing Strategies for the TOEFL iBT (2nd ed.)
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Avaliação de nivelamento no programa de português para estrangeiros da UFRGS : uma proposta de novos instrumentos avaliativos de leitura e escrita
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Sprachstandsfeststellung - eine Mixed-Methods Studie anhand der Profilanalyse und des C-Tests
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Minimal pair therapy as a method of improving oral English proficiency among non-native English language learners (ELLs)
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Short persistent sleep duration is associated with poor receptive vocabulary performance in middle childhood
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The productivity of ‘unnatural’ labial palatalization in Xhosa
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In: Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics, Vol 42, Iss 1 (2016) (2016)
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The assessment of Bosnian EFL learners’ knowledge by two different measures: test and writing assignment
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In: ExELL (Explorations in English Language and Linguistics), Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 41-57 (2016) (2016)
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Test Fairness in Second Language Assessment
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 54-59 (2016) (2016)
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Fairness, an essential quality of a test, has been broadly defined as equitable treatment of all test-takers during the testing process, absence of measurement bias, equitable access to the constructs being measured, and justifiable validity of test score interpretation for the intended purpose(s) (AREA, APA, & NCME, 2014). Given that test fairness is closely related to the interpretations and uses of test scores as well as the claims made from those interpretations and uses, it is critical to obtain and weigh validity evidence to support or refute the score interpretations, their uses, and the potential socio-political consequences in order to evaluate fairness (Chalhoub-Deville, 2015; Haertel & Herman, 2005; McNamara & Roever, 2006). The purpose of this article is to describe how test fairness has been conceptualized in second language assessment through the lens of validity theories. First, I will describe construct- and interpretive-argument-based validity theories and how they accommodate the integration of test fairness. Then, following Xi (2010), three major approaches to conceptualizing test fairness in relation to validity will be discussed. As observed by Xi (2010), all three major approaches share a common caveat in that they do not provide concrete steps to prioritize evidence in fairness investigations. In an attempt to build a more comprehensive fairness argument that allows for systematic investigation of test fairness, Xi (2010) proposes a new approach to conceptualizing fairness within a validity framework. Her contribution to the understanding of fairness issues in language testing will be presented as part of the conclusion of this article.
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Applied linguistics; English language; Language acquisition; P118-118.7; PE1-3729; Second language acquisition; Second language assessment; Test fairness; Tests
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URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/D8NG62KG https://doaj.org/article/87f926d868b14809a5822f3398c97a6e
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Developing a c-test to measure language ability as an alternative to a skills-based test Ingrid Sarapuu, Ene Alas
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In: Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat, Vol 12, Pp 237-252 (2016) (2016)
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The Educational Consequences of Language Proficiency for Young Children
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The Effects of Visual Input on Scoring a Speaking Achievement Test
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In: Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 1-23 (2016) (2016)
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LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVES OF FACTORS INFLUENCING GAINS IN STANDARDIZED ENGLISH TEST SCORES
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In: TEFLIN Journal, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 63-81 (2016) (2016)
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