Linking Scores from Tests of Similar Content Given in Different Languages: An Illustration Involving Methodological Alternatives

Autor/inn/en	Cascallar, Alicia S.; Dorans, Neil J.
Titel	Linking Scores from Tests of Similar Content Given in Different Languages: An Illustration Involving Methodological Alternatives
Quelle	In: International Journal of Testing, 5 (2005) 4, S.337-356 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1530-5058
DOI	10.1207/s15327574ijt0504_1
Schlagwörter	Prediction; Correlation; Scores; Multilingual Materials; College Entrance Examinations; Methods; Comparative Analysis; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorhersage; Korrelation; Multilingualism; Materials; Mehrsprachiges Wörterbuch; Aufnahmeprüfung; Method; Methode
Abstract	This study compares two methods commonly used (concordance and prediction) to establish linkages between scores from tests of similar content given in different languages. Score linkages between the Verbal and Math sections of the SAT I and the corresponding sections of the Spanish-language admissions test, the Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA), are used to illustrate the issues. The results indicate that for both single and composite score linkage, prediction is preferable to concordance. A comparison of prediction and concordance results for composite scores versus single scores indicates that when verbal scores were added to math scores, the prediction for the resultant composite score is better than that obtained for verbal scores alone but worse than that obtained for math scores alone. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10