The effect of specificity of language test specifications on item construction

In criterion-referenced testing, test specifications presenting the explicit guidelines for the construction of test items have been regarded as a significant tool for securing content validity of the test. It is because the requirements or conditions for the development of test items stated in test specifications are believed to help construct the homogenous items originally intended, delimiting the scope of test items. The dilemma of this item construction method lies in the high degree of explicitness: The item writer is likely to ignore the detailed description of test specifications due to practical reasons such as lack of time and/or expense. Keeping these concerns in mind, this research aims to investigate the effect of the explicitness of language test specifications on item construction.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Cho, Dongwan

Contributors dc:contributor

• McClure, Erica F.

• Education, Language and Literature
• Education, Tests and Measurements

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Cho, Dongwan

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9522093
(UMI)AAI9522093

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21983