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Validating Three Tests of English Language Proficiency.
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Davies, Alan – Language Testing, 1984
Discusses validation studies of three British English language proficiency tests--the English Proficiency Test Battery, the English Language Battery, and the English Language Testing Service. Concludes that valid language tests depend on test constructors' knowledge of language and on their judgment as to the parameters of language proficiency.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
The Limits of Ethics on Language Testing.
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Davies, Alan – Language Testing, 1997
Addresses the role of ethics and its limits in professional activities such as language testing. Consideration is given to language testing as a means of political control, the definition of the test construct, the effects of language tests on the various stakeholders involved, and criteria for promoting ethicality in language testing. (six…
Descriptors: Ethics, Language Tests, Measurement Techniques, Power Structure