Validating Analytic Rating Scales : A Multi-Method Approach to Scaling Descriptors for Assessing Academic Speaking
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Armin Berger
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Language Testing and Evaluation
ISBN-10
3631666918
ISBN-13
9783631666913
Edition
New
Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Imprint
Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 28th, 2015
Print length
395 Pages
Weight
622 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 21.90 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
linguisticsLanguage teaching theory & methods
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This book presents a unique scale development project, with a focus on the validation of two rating scales for assessing academic speaking. It reports on a multi-method study designed to scale the level descriptors on the basis of expert judgments and performance data. The characteristics of the levels offer a specification of academic speaking.
This book presents a unique inter-university scale development project, with a focus on the validation of two new rating scales for the assessment of academic presentations and interactions. The use of rating scales for performance assessment has increased considerably in educational contexts, but the empirical research to investigate the effectiveness of such scales is scarce. The author reports on a multi-method study designed to scale the level descriptors on the basis of expert judgments and performance data. The salient characteristics of the scale levels offer a specification of academic speaking, adding concrete details to the reference levels of the Common European Framework. The findings suggest that validation procedures should be mapped onto theoretical models of performance assessment.
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