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Linking Scores from Two Written Receptive English Academic Vocabulary Tests--The VLT-Ac and the AVT
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Warnby, Marcus; Malmström, Hans; Hansen, Kajsa Yang – Language Testing, 2023
The academic section of the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT-Ac) and the Academic Vocabulary Test (AVT) both assess meaning-recognition knowledge of written receptive academic vocabulary, deemed central for engagement in academic activities. Depending on the purpose and context of the testing, either of the tests can be appropriate, but for research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scores, Written Language, Receptive Language
Reporting Subscores from College Admission Tests
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Lyren, Per-Erik – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2009
The added value of reporting subscores on a college admission test (SweSAT) was examined in this study. Using a CTT-derived objective method for determining the value of reporting subscores, it was concluded that there is added value in reporting section scores (Verbal/Quantitative) as well as subtest scores. These results differ from a study of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Test Theory, Foreign Countries
A Comparison of Two Approaches to Correction of Restriction of Range in Correlation Analysis
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Wiberg, Marie; Sundstrom, Anna – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2009
A common problem in predictive validity studies in the educational and psychological fields, e.g. in educational and employment selection, is restriction in range of the predictor variables. There are several methods for correcting correlations for restriction of range. The aim of this paper was to examine the usefulness of two approaches to…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Mathematics