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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assessing the Parallelism of Four SPEAK Test Forms

Abstract

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"In addition to arguing that the theoretical basis of the revised TSE/SPEAK inadequately serves the test's practical purposes, the author recommends the scoring rubric be changed from holistic to multitrait. It is hypothesized that the multidimensionality believed to exist in the construct ""oral English proficiency"" might be statistically determined through detailed analyses of rater behavior and examinee responses rather than through analyses of holistic test scores."

Degree

thesis:*
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
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Steele, Diana Marie
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Wardrop, James L.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3017220
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79607

Chain of custody

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
Source record
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citation

Steele, Diana Marie. Assessing the Parallelism of Four SPEAK Test Forms. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/79607