Why Test Reliability and Validity are Important “Test reliability” and “validity” are two of the most misunderstood terms in language testing. Both are very important in determining whether a particular…
Test Reliability And Validity
What Are The Differences Between Fixed-Form And Adaptive Test Design? There are two fundamental test designs in language proficiency assessment: Fixed-Form Testing and Adaptive Testing. In a fixed form test,…
Fixed Form VS. Adaptive Test Design In Language Proficiency Testing
Language proficiency assessment can seem complex or even mysterious – a black box that just spits out a score. However, it isn’t that complicated once you get familiarized with a…
How Standards Are Used In Language Proficiency Assessments
What Language Proficiency Isn’t Proficiency is definitely NOT what I learned in my college Japanese courses. What proficiency is a much-discussed word in the language field. But what proficiency are we…
What is Language Proficiency?
Simply stated, Proficiency is the ability to use language in a real-world situation, Performance is the ability to use language in a limited and controlled situation such as a classroom…
Proficiency VS. Performance VS. Achievement