Open AccessA Validation Study of the National Assessment Instruments for Young English Language Learners in Norway and Slovenia
Author(s) -
Karmen Pižorn,
Eli Moe
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ceps journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2232-2647
pISSN - 1855-9719
DOI - 10.26529/cepsj.348
Subject(s) - test (biology) , english language , scale (ratio) , psychology , language assessment , good practice , applied psychology , medical education , mathematics education , engineering , medicine , geography , engineering ethics , cartography , paleontology , biology
This article is a validation study of two national large-scale tests that measure the language proficiency of 11/12 year-old English learners in Norway and Slovenia. Following the example of Alderson and Banerjee (2008), the authors of the article have employed the EALTA guidelines for good practice to validate the tests, and to formulate major recommendationsfor improvement of both assessment instruments, where feasible (Alderson & Banerjee, 2008). The results of the validation study show that both national tests in English seem to fulfil most of the EALTA guidelines for good practice, although a few issues related to the testconstruct and test design procedures need to be re-assessed, and some changes may be required.