Examining Factors Affecting Language Performance: A Comparison of Three Measurement Approaches.

This article presents the findings of three approaches, namely, Classical Test Theory, Generalizability Theory (Brennan, 2001; Shavelson & Webb, 1991) and Multi-facet Rasch Analysis (Linacre, 2004; McNamara, 1996) in examining the effects of different factors on language test performance. Through th...

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Publicado en:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 1149 - 1163
Autor principal: Kadir, Kadeessa Abdul
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Universiti Putra Malaysia 9/ 1/2013
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        Generalizability theory
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