Inquiry: Language tests

[Van der Walt, Christa, Prof <cvdwalt@sun.ac.za>]

Dear Tobias

The following articles offer descriptions of how the authors went about
finding the 'right' construct for their test of academic literacy. These
are South African publications - please contact me if you struggle to
access them on-line. You could also contact Albert Weideman directly at
Albert.Weideman at up.ac.za. He published on this topic in other journals
as well but I can't remember the details.

Regards
Christa vd Walt


 
  1. Finding the right measure : from blueprint to specification to item
type 
Authors: Van Dyk, T.; Weideman, A. Published: 2004
From: Journal for language teaching, Vol 38, Issue 1, June, Pages:
p.15-24
 
  2. Switching constructs : on the selection of an appropriate blueprint
for academic literacy assessment 
Authors: Van Dyk, T.; Weideman, A. Published: 2004
From: Journal for language teaching, Vol 38, Issue 1, June, Pages:
p.1-13

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Sent: 09 July 2008 15:13
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Subject: [Edling] Inquiry: Language tests

Sorry for cross-postings,

Dear all,

I am contacting the list members with an inquiry on language testing.  
Those of you who are involved in the process of language test  
development and/or adaptation (both theory and practice) know that  
one important step in language test construction is how the  
researcher defines (in correspondence with the purpose of the test)  
the test construct, e.g., "language proficiency", "communicative  
competence" (e.g., Haynes; Canale & Swain; Bachman) or "language  
comprehension"?

My test targets language comprehension in deaf children 4-8 years  
old. I am acquainted with the most common theories on language  
acquisition, but for  those of you on the list who work in language  
test development, I was wondering on which theories you personally  
base your construct definition?

Any suggestions and ideas are welcome.

Many thanks in advance.

Greeting from sunny Zurich, Switzerland.


Tobias Haug


Tobias Haug
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