ERIC Number: EJ1291125
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 28
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Translation Quality Assessment Rubric: A Rasch Model-Based Validation
Samir, Aynaz; Tabatabaee-Yazdi, Mona
International Journal of Language Testing, v10 n2 p101-128 Oct 2020
The present study aimed to examine and validate a rubric for translation quality assessment using Rasch analysis. To this end, the researchers interviewed 20 expert translation instructors to identify the factors they consider important for assessing the quality of students' translation. Based on the specific commonalities found throughout the interviews, a 23-item assessment rubric was constructed on a four-point Likert scale. More specifically, this study used the Rasch rating scale model for polytomous data to investigate the psychometric properties of the rating scale in terms of dimensionality, reliability, use of response category, and sample appropriateness. Then, a translation exam was administered to 60 translation students at the BA level in Iranian universities. Following this, the rubric was employed to assess the quality of students' translation. The results revealed that the Rasch model fits the data well. Thus, the findings of the study indicated that the rubric is potentially valid and useful, and can be used as a measure of translation quality assessment in the Iranian context.
Descriptors: Translation, Scoring Rubrics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Reliability, Validity, Accuracy, Connected Discourse, Phrase Structure, Grammar, Form Classes (Languages), Language Processing, Language Usage, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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