ERIC Number: EJ1111312
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 39
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2330-8516
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Establishing the Validity of TOEIC Bridge™ Test Scores for Students in Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador. Research Report. ETS RR-08-58
Sinharay, Sandip; Feng, Ying; Saldivia, Luis; Powers, Donald E.; Ginuta, Anthony; Simpson, Annabelle; Weng, Vincent
ETS Research Report Series, Nov 2008
The validity of TOEIC Bridge™ scores as a measure of English language skill was examined from the standpoint of a unified concept of test validity. In this study, more than 6,000 test takers in 3 Latin American countries (Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador) took 1 form of the TOEIC Bridge test, and their scores were compared to additional information about the students (teacher judgments, self-assessments, and performance on other academic achievement measures). The evidence collected was generally quite consistent with the interpretation of TOEIC Bridge scores as indicators of the English language competencies for the students examined.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Validity, Scores, Comparative Analysis, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Teacher Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Language Skills, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Correlation, Statistical Analysis, Reading Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Vocational Education, National Competency Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Chile; Colombia; Ecuador
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
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