Examining Validity in a Performance Test: The Listening Summary Translation Exam (LSTE)--Spanish Version.

Scott, Mary Lee; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ526159

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Publication Date: 1996

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Examining Validity in a Performance Test: The Listening Summary Translation Exam (LSTE)--Spanish Version.

Scott, Mary Lee; And Others

Language Testing, v13 n1 p83-107 Mar 1996

Reports on a project to develop and validate a criterion-referenced performance test of listening summary translation ability. This exam is designed to assess ability to comprehend and summarize in written English recorded conversations spoken in Spanish. The Bachman framework is used to present the test and provide evidence for its validity. (12 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Criterion Referenced Tests, English, Interpretive Skills, Language Fluency, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension, Scoring, Spanish, Test Validity, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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