Journal | EL.LE
Journal issue | 7 | 3 | 2018
Research Article | Validity and Reliability of a Test Used for Assessing University Students’ Academic Language Proficiency
Validity and Reliability of a Test Used for Assessing University Students’ Academic Language Proficiency
Abstract
This article presents a test model developed to assess university students’ academic language proficiency. The context is that of Italian universities, which are required by law to assess first year students’ initial preparation. Drawing on the literature regarding test construct, it explores the validity and reliability of the test through the analysis of the data collected during an experimental implementation phase carried out at the Universities of Genova, Parma and Urbino.
Submitted: Jan. 22, 2019 | Accepted: Feb. 9, 2019 | Published June 7, 2019 | Language: en
Keywords Educational linguistics • Testing academic language proficiency • Assessing university students’ initial preparation • Test reliability • Test validity
Copyright © 2018 Marco Mezzadri, Flora Sisti. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2018/03/007
