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Research has been
carried out to measure the validity and effectiveness of TEA. A
commitment has been made to continue this work on a regular basis and to
consider buying the services of independent researchers.
The areas
considered to date include:
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Test Construction
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Rater and Interlocutor Training
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Test Security Measures
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Candidate moderation survey
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Inter-rater reliability
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Intra-rater reliability
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Concurrent validity
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Analysis of language functions
elicited by the test
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Lexical corpus elicited by the
test
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Parts of speech analysis
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Word count
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Analysis of candidature
If you would like
to receive a copy of this 29-page document please contact Paul Stevens (paul@maycoll.co.uk)
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