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Empirical Validation of Reading Proficiency Guidelines
Author(s) -
Clifford Ray,
Cox Troy L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/flan.12033
Subject(s) - rasch model , reading (process) , language proficiency , psychology , reading comprehension , item response theory , computer science , natural language processing , linguistics , mathematics education , psychometrics , developmental psychology , philosophy
The validation of ability scales describing multidimensional skills is always challenging, but not impossible. This study applies a multistage, criterion‐referenced approach that uses a framework of aligned texts and reading tasks to explore the validity of the ACTFL and related reading proficiency guidelines. Rasch measurement and statistical analyses of data generated in three separate language studies confirm a significant difference in reading difficulty between the proficiency levels tested.