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Designing and Scaling Level-Specific Writing Tasks in Alignment with the CEFR: A Test-Centered Approach
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Harsch, Claudia; Rupp, Andre Alexander – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2011
The "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR; Council of Europe, 2001) provides a competency model that is increasingly used as a point of reference to compare language examinations. Nevertheless, aligning examinations to the CEFR proficiency levels remains a challenge. In this article, we propose a new, level-centered approach to…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Writing Tests, Test Construction, Test Items