Examinee Abilities and Task Difficulty in Task-Based Second Language Performance Assessment.

Norris, John M.; Brown, James D.; Hudson, Thom D.; Bonk, William

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ERIC Number: EJ653935

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Examinee Abilities and Task Difficulty in Task-Based Second Language Performance Assessment.

Norris, John M.; Brown, James D.; Hudson, Thom D.; Bonk, William

Language Testing, v19 n4 p395-418 Oct 2002

Summarizes findings from investigations into the development and use of a prototype English language task-based performance test. Data included performances by 90 examinees in 13 complex and skill-integrative tasks. Findings indicated that the task-based test could inform intended inferences about examinees' abilities to accomplish specific tasks as well as inferences about examinees' likely abilities within a domain of tasks. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: Interpretations, Intended Uses, and Designs in Task-Based Language Assessment.