ERIC Number: EJ1168723
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 11
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ISSN: EISSN-2330-8516
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Articulating and Evaluating Validity Arguments for the "TOEIC"® Tests. Research Report. ETS RR-17-51
Schmidgall, Jonathan E.
ETS Research Report Series, Dec 2017
This report provides a brief overview of how the "TOEIC"® program has adopted an argument-based approach to validity in order to support the use of the TOEIC tests. This approach emphasizes the need to explicitly state claims about the measurement quality and intended use of a test and to support those claims with evidence. This report briefly summarizes how the assessment use argument (AUA) exemplifies this approach and was used to construct validity arguments for the TOEIC tests. After highlighting the practical applications of the validity arguments that were constructed, it highlights challenges associated with this work and proposes several extensions. Overall, this process demonstrates how TOEIC research takes a broad, critical, and rigorous approach to support the use of the TOEIC tests.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Use, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Guidelines, Evidence, Test Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
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