Language testing: towards a methodology for the study of the method effect
Language testing: towards a methodology for the study of the method effect
Author(s): Wojciech MalecSubject(s): Language studies, Methodology and research technology
Published by: OFFICINA SIMONIDIS. Wydawnictwo Uczelni Państwowej im. Szymona Szymonowica w Zamościu
Keywords: language testing; method effect; criterion-referenced measurement; repeated-measures designs;
Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the methodology for investigating the effect of item format on test performance. While correlational procedures have traditionally been used in examinations of the method effect in the context of norm-referenced tests, the significance of differences between means is more important for criterion-referenced testing because test difficulty has a direct influence on classification decisions. Special attention is given to ways of controlling confounding factors in repeated-measures experimental designs.
Journal: Facta Simonidis
- Issue Year: 1/2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 225-243
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English