Revisiting Test Validation Models: Implications for the Reform of the National Testing of Japanese University Applicants
Revisiting Test Validation Models: Implications for the Reform of the National Testing of Japanese University Applicants
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重新审视考试验证模型：对日本大学申请者国家考试改革的启示
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10.20622/jltajournal.21.0_124
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2018
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Izumi Watanabe
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作者：
Izumi Watanabe
随着预计 2020 年对大学申请人进行国家考试改革，考试验证将在日本教育环境中发挥更大的作用。特别是英语语言评估由于包含口语交流测试而受到更多关注。在这样的变革时代，本文的目的是：1）提供关于测试验证的概念、问题和实践在上个世纪如何演变的简要历史概述；2）就日本大学如何从一系列商业英语语言测试中进行选择以用于入学目的提供建议。从 Messick（1989）对验证的定义开始，本文将涉及新旧验证模型的关键概念，包括标准模型、内容模型、构造模型和基于论证的验证模型。研究结果呼吁采取谨慎、系统和符合道德的方法来满足即将到来的变革的要求，同时应考虑到对考生的公平性，以及测试使用的潜在反作用。
With the anticipated 2020 reform of national testing of university applicants, test validation will play an even greater role in the Japanese educational context. English language assessment, in particular, has received more attention due to the inclusion of an oral communication test. In such times of change, this paper aims to: 1) provide a brief historical overview of how the concept, issues, and practice of test validation have evolved in the last century, and 2) offer suggestions as to how Japanese universities might proceed in selecting from an array of commercially available English language tests for admission purposes. Beginning with Messick’s (1989) definition of validation, this paper will touch upon key concepts of both old and new validation models, including criterion-model, content-model, construct-model, and the argument-based validation model. Research findings call for a careful, systematic, and ethical approach towards fulfilling the demands of the upcoming changes that should take into consideration fairness to test takers, as well as potential washback of test use.