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Establishing Appropriate Cut Scores of a Standardized Test for a Local Placement Context
Tesol Quarterly ( IF 3.410 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-15 , DOI: 10.1002/tesq.3007
Gary J. Ockey 1 , Sonca Vo 2 , Shireen Baghestani 1
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Various approaches help determine students’ need for language support courses. Some programs use standardized language proficiency test scores, which are available from the admissions process; others use local placement tests, which are typically designed to be aligned with local language needs and ESL course curricula. Using local placement tests may be more defensible, but sufficient resources to develop, administer, and score valid assessments are often not available. Another approach is using standardized test scores to screen out students with a high likelihood of passing the local placement test, followed by local placement tests for students who need further evaluation. This approach has potential for placements with limited use of resources, but little research has been conducted on its effectiveness. This study aimed to determine the extent to which appropriate cut scores for a standardized test (TOEFL iBT Speaking) could be used to identify students who would have a high likelihood of passing the local English Placement Test of Oral Communication (EPT OC), which was designed to determine the need for taking an oral communication course. Teacher judgments of 136 students placed in the oral communication class indicated that only five did not need it. A TOEFL iBT score of 22 was found to be a reasonable cut score for exemption from the oral communication class.

中文翻译:

为本地安置环境建立标准化测试的适当切分

各种方法有助于确定学生对语言支持课程的需求。一些课程使用标准化的语言能力测试成绩,可从招生过程中获得;其他人则使用当地分班考试,这些考试通常旨在与当地语言需求和 ESL 课程课程保持一致。使用本地分班考试可能更有道理,但通常没有足够的资源来开发、管理和评分有效的评估。另一种方法是使用标准化考试成绩筛选出通过本地分班考试的可能性很高的学生,然后对需要进一步评估的学生进行本地分班考试。这种方法有可能在资源使用有限的情况下进行安置,但对其有效性的研究很少。本研究旨在确定标准化考试(TOEFL iBT 口语)的适当分数可用于识别最有可能通过当地英语口语分班考试(EPT OC)的学生的程度。旨在确定是否需要参加口头交流课程。教师对口语交际班 136 名学生的判断表明,只有 5 名学生不需要。TOEFL iBT 分数为 22 分被认为是免除口语交流课程的合理分数线。旨在确定是否需要参加口头交流课程。教师对口语交际班 136 名学生的判断表明,只有 5 名学生不需要。TOEFL iBT 分数为 22 分被认为是免除口语交流课程的合理分数线。旨在确定是否需要参加口头交流课程。教师对口语交际班 136 名学生的判断表明,只有 5 名学生不需要。TOEFL iBT 分数为 22 分被认为是免除口语交流课程的合理分数线。
更新日期:2020-11-15
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