Assessment in English for academic purposes
Putting content validity in its place
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22871069 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glenn Fulcher (0000-0003-4801-1668, University of Surrey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-236 |
| Publication date | 1999-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-6001 • E-ISSN: 1477-450X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/applin/20.2.221 |
| OpenAlex | W2063092555 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 6 |
Testing and assessment in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) contexts has traditionally been carried out on the basis of a needs analysis of learners or a content analysis of courses. This is not surprising, given the dominance of needs analysis models in EAP, and a focus in test design that values adequacy of sampling as a major criterion in assessing the validity of an assessment procedure. This article will reassess this approach to the development and validation of EAP tests on the basis of the theoretical model of Messick (1939) and recent research into content specificity, arguing that using content validity as a major criterion in test design and evaluation has been mistaken. 'communicative needs', and then specifying test content.
Applied linguistics · Content (measure theory) · English language · Library science · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Media studies · Sociology · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Student Assessment and Feedback
Limited aspects of reality
The ‘communicative’ legacy in language testing
Language wants of English majors in a non-native context
Assessment for academic purposes
EAP teachers’ assessment literacy
The logic of testing Languages for Specific Purposes
Note-taking quality and performance on an L2 academic listening test
Empiricism versus connoisseurship
Developing a local academic English listening test using authentic unscripted audio-visual texts
A teacher-verification study of speaking and writing prototype tasks for a new Toefl
Task difficulty in speaking tests
Using observation checklists to validate speaking-test tasks
Language for special academic purposes (LSAP) testing
Language testing and assessment (Part I)
The Challenges of Listening to Academic Lectures for EAP Learners and the Impact of Metacognition on Academic Lecture Listening Comprehension
Communicative syllabus design
New procedures for validating proficiency tests of ESP? Theory and practice
Dimensionality and construct validity of language tests
The effect of students' academic discipline on their performance on ESP reading tests
Objective Tests as Instruments of Psychological Theory
Testing Spoken Language. A Handbook of Oral Testing Techniques
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.58 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2022 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |