Quantitative data analysis for language assessment. Volume I, Fundamental techniques

✍ Scribed by Aryadoust, Vahid; Raquel, Michelle

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 289
• Series: Routledge Research in Language Education.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I: Fundamental Techniquesis a resource book that presents the most fundamental techniques of quantitative data analysis in the field of language assessment. Each chapter provides an accessible explanation of the selected technique, a review of language assessment studies that have used the technique, and finally, an example of an authentic study that uses the technique. Readers also get a taste of how to apply each technique through the help of supplementary online resources that include sample data sets and guided instructions. Language assessment students, test designers, and researchers should find this a unique reference as it consolidates theory and application of quantitative data analysis in language assessment.  Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Editor and contributor biographies
Introduction
SECTION I Test development, reliability, and generalizability
1 Item analysis in language assessment
2 Univariate generalizability theory in language assessment
3 Multivariate generalizability theory in language assessment
SECTION II Unidimensional Rasch measurement
4 Applying Rasch measurement in language assessment: unidimensionality and local independence 5 The Rasch measurement approach to differential item functioning (DIF) analysis in language assessment research6 Application of the rating scale model and the partial credit model in language assessment research
7 Many-facet Rasch measurement: implications for rater-mediated language assessment
SECTION III Univariate and multivariate statistical analysis
8 Analysis of differences between groups: the t-test and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) in language assessment
9 Application of ANCOVA and MANCOVA in language assessment research 10 Application of linear regression in language assessment11 Application of exploratory factor analysis in language assessment
Index

✦ Subjects

Language and languages -- Ability testing -- Research;Quantitative research;Mathematical statistics;FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Phrasebooks;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers;LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling;EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement;EDUCATION / Bilingual Education;PSYCHOLOGY / Assessment, Testing & Measurem