Testen und Prüfen in der Fremdsprache: Was macht eine gute Sprachprüfung aus?
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This paper aims to outline essential concepts and criteria in order to assess the quality and aptitude of language tests for any given specific goal. For this purpose, vital terms related to language-assessment and evaluation are explained and discussed. Subsequently, this paper describes six points which enable test users and authors to assess the aptitude of a test for a specific goal. Among these points are clarity about the research object, the test construct, the properties that researchers assign to it and how these can be measured, as well as how adequate the research design is to evaluate the research object. Moreover, the application of well-established quality criteria like validity, objectivity, reliability, etc. facilitates the evaluation of language tests. It is shown that quality criteria interact with each other and that test users and authors have to weigh them according to the purpose of the test.
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