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Qualities of a lang test - Coggle Diagram

- - - - • Temporary illness
        • Physical or psychological factors
    - - • Subjectivity, bias
        
        • Inter-rater reliability (inconsistent scores)
        
        • Intra-rater reliability (not even-hande djudgment)
    - - Conditions in which the test is administered
    - - • Ambiguous test items
        
        • Unanticipated correct answers
        
        • Too long
  - - - measure of reliability obtained by administering
        different versions of an assessment tool to the same group of
        individuals.
    - - a measure of reliability obtained by administering
        the same test twice over a period of time to a group of individuals.
    - - a measure of reliability used to evaluate the degree
        to which different test items that probe the same construct produce similar results
- - - - Language knowledge is defined as constructs
      - Definition of construct is based on theories of language
        knowledge and competence
      - Domain-specific construct
      - Compatibility of defined construct and target
        language use (TLU) tasks
    - - its content constitutes a
        representative sample of the lang skills
    - - the degree to which results on the test agree with those
        provided by some independent and highly dependable
        assessment of the candidate’s ability
      - two kinds
        
        Concurrent: Results supported by other concurrent
        performance
        
        Predictive: Assess or predict a test taker’s likelihood
        of future use
    - - the degree to which a test looks right, and appears to
        measure what it is supposed to measure
    - - Considerations
        
        A test’s accuracy in measuring intended
        criteria
        
        Impact on the preparation of test-takers
        
        Effect on learners
        
        Intended and unintended social
        consequences of a test’s interpretation
        and use