The Empirical Validity of the Common European Framework of Reference Scales: An Exemplary Study for the Vocabulary and Fluency Scales in a Language Testing Context
The Empirical Validity of the Common European Framework of Reference Scales: An Exemplary Study for the Vocabulary and Fluency Scales in a Language Testing Context
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欧洲共同参考量表框架的实证有效性:语言测试背景下词汇量和流利度量表的示例性研究
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10.1093/applin/amw057
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2018
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3.6
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Wisniewski
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Wisniewski
In spite of the widespread use ofCommon European Framework of Reference for language learning, teaching, and assessment(CEFR) scales, there is an overwhelming lack of evidence regarding their power to describe empirical learner language (; ). This article presents results of a study that focused on the empirical robustness (i.e. the power of level descriptions to capture what learners actually do in a language test) of the CEFR vocabulary & fluency scales (A2-B2). Data stem from an Italian & German oral proficiency test . Results show that the empirical robustness was flawed: Some scale contents were hardly observable or so evenly distributed that they could not distinguish between learners. Contradictory/weak correlations among scale features and heterogeneous cluster solutions suggest that scales did not consistently capture typical learner behaviour. Often, learner language could not be objectively described by any level description. Also, it was only partially possible to link scale contents to research-based measures of fluency and vocabulary. Given the importance of CEFR levels in many high-stakes contexts, the results suggest the need of a large empirical validation project.
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