An Assessment of Selected Validity-Related Properties of a Shortened Version of the Secondary Level English Proficiency Test and Locally Developed Writing Tests in the LACCD Context.

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Kenneth M.; Tillberg, Rebecca
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Titel	An Assessment of Selected Validity-Related Properties of a Shortened Version of the Secondary Level English Proficiency Test and Locally Developed Writing Tests in the LACCD Context.
Quelle	(1994), (116 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Achievement; College Students; Community Colleges; Correlation; Educational Assessment; English (Second Language); Scores; Scoring; Student Placement; Test Construction; Test Format; Test Use; Test Validity; Two Year Colleges; Writing Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Community college; Community College; Korrelation; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bewertung; Schülerpraktikum; Testaufbau; Testentwicklung; Testanwendung; Testvalidität; Writing test; Schreibtest
Abstract	A study was undertaken to obtain direct empirical evidence for the validity and usefulness of English as a second language (ESL) placement of a shortened version of the Secondary Level English Proficiency (SLEP) Test being used in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and locally developed and scored writing tests. The LACCD provided scores on the shortened version of the SLEP and the writing samples, grades in English, and background data for over 10,000 students. Patterns of performance and concurrent relationships among scores on components of the LACCD placement battery were noted. Observed levels of correlation among scores and student performance in courses (grades earned) by course and college, and in various subgroups, were analyzed. Also considered was the extent to which observed relationships were influenced by nonvalidity-related factors. Findings provided direct evidence that the shortened SLEP and locally developed writing tests were providing valid information regarding ESL proficiency, and that they appear to be an effective basis for placing students within practical time constraints. One exhibit, 22 tables, and 6 figures present study data. Three appendixes contain an additional nine tables of supplemental information. (Contains 23 references.) (Author/SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC