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Peer reviewedBauer, Hannspeter – System, 1991
Discusses the "sore-finger" form of multiple choice test items. "Sore finger" items employ authentic texts making use of the rules of text grammar, achieve high discrimination levels, and show a high validity for several subtests, especially style tests. The use of sore finger items in German nationwide English and German tests…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, German, Grammar
Peer reviewedLindblad, Torsten – System, 1992
Looks at the large-scale experiments on the testing of oral proficiency in English, French, and German that have been carried out over the last five years in the Swedish gymnasium. Various kinds of tasks and different grading criteria have been used, and the practical problems of scheduling and of teacher training have been discussed. (nine…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, German
