How good is your test?

dc.citation.epage341en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber4en_US
dc.citation.spage332en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber63en_US
dc.contributor.authorKüçük, F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWalters, J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T13:23:21Z
dc.date.available2019-02-13T13:23:21Z
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.departmentM.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign Languageen_US
dc.description.abstractThis article reports on a study of the validity and reliability of tests administered in an EFL university setting. The study addresses the question of how well face validity reflects more objective measures of the quality of a test, such as predictive validity and reliability. According to some researchers, face validity, defined as the surface credibility or public acceptability of a test, has no theoretical basis since it is based on the subjective perceptions of stakeholders such as teachers and students. However, due to lack of time or resources, or due to a perceived lack of competence, practitioners tend to rely on the ‘appeal’ of language tests, rather than seek empirical evidence. This article describes several ways of evaluating achievement tests, comparing their results in order to shed light on what measures can and should be taken to ensure that achievement tests accomplish their purposes.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/elt/ccp001en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1477-4526
dc.identifier.issn0951-0893
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/49453
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccp001en_US
dc.source.titleELT Journalen_US
dc.titleHow good is your test?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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