Toward the Measurement of Functional Proficiency: Contextualization of the Noise Test.

Gaies, Stephen J.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Toward the Measurement of Functional Proficiency: Contextualization of the Noise Test

Gaies, Stephen J.

TESOL Quarterly, 11, 1, 51-57, Mar 77

The "noise" test is a dictation of English sentences recorded on tape with accompanying background white noise; it is used to evaluate English proficiency. This study describes a revision to increase test validity. Technical aspects of recording, syntactic comparability of test items, and data on revised instrument performance are discussed. (CHK)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Tape Recordings, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Results, Test Validity

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