EAN: 9783631592571

SETTING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN EUROPE - SPIRO...

This publication was awarded the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award in 2009. Since its
publication in 2001  the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) has been the most
frequently-cited performance standard in language testing in Europe. To help test providers and
users with score interpretation in relation to the CEFR levels  the Council of Europe published
the 'Manual for relating language examinations to the CEFR'. Even though the linking process
set out in the Manual is primarily based on judgements by trained participants 
judgement-making in this context remains largely unexplored. The research presented in this
book addresses this issue by employing quantitative and qualitative methods. Despite the
judges' good understanding of how language ability progresses from lower to higher CEFR levels
it was found that describing test content and examinee performance was not without problems and
decision-making was affected by a number of factors that were irrelevant to the judgement task.
The results provide a better understanding of judgement-making during the CEFR linking process
which has important implications for examination providers and users of CEFR-aligned test
scores.

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