ERIC Number: EJ876387
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 33
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1543-4303
The General English Proficiency Test
Shih, Chih-Min
Language Assessment Quarterly, v5 n1 p63-76 2008
Since 2000, the General English Proficiency Test, a newly developed test of English, has been phased in by the Language Training and Testing Center in Taiwan. It has become the most universally used test of English in Taiwan, a fact that can be evidenced by its aggregate number of registered test takers. This article first describes the development, introduction, and administration of the test. Then it elaborates on the test methods, grading process, and current uses of the test. Finally, on the basis of Kunnan's (2004) Test Fairness Framework, it examines the quality of the test in terms of validity, absence of bias, access, administration, and social consequences. (Contains 5 footnotes and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Test Validity, Grading, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Test Construction, Test Bias, Social Influences, Reading Comprehension, Writing Skills, Speech Skills, High School Students, College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: English Proficiency Test; Taiwan

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