Developing an EAP test for undergraduates at a national university in Malaysia: Meeting the challenges (Part 2 of 2)by Mohd. Sallehhudin Abd Aziz (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ) |
Subtest | Overall test scores |
Listening | 0.79** |
Reading | 0.53** |
Writing | 0.54** |
Speaking | 0.73** |
Subtest | Total minus self |
Listening | 0.49** |
Reading | 0.28* |
Writing | 0.23* |
Speaking | 0.43** |
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Concurrent validitySPM 1322 English | |
Overall test | 0.62 ** |
Listening sub-test | 0.39 ** |
Reading sub-test | 0.23 |
Writing sub-test | 0.31 ** |
Speaking sub-test | 0.66 ** |
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1119 English | |
Overall test | .42** |
Listening test | .08 |
Reading test | .13 |
Writing test | .23 |
Speaking test | .60 ** |
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Language instructor's assessments of students' general proficiency | |
Overall score | 0.75 ** |
Listening sub-test | 0.75 ** |
Reading sub-test | 0.43 ** |
Writing sub-test | 0.26 |
Speaking sub-test | 0.49 ** |
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Content specialists' assessments of students' general proficiency | |
The test overall | 0.61** |
Listening sub-test | 0.52 ** |
Reading sub-test | 0.21 |
Writing sub-test | 0.19 |
Speaking sub-test | 0.60** |
Student self-assessments of general proficiency | |
The test overall | 0.68** |
Listening | 0.64** |
Reading | 0.37** |
Writing | 0.23 |
Speaking | 0.48** |
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English for Law Test scores | |
Overall test scores | 0.88** |
Listening sub-test | 0.73** |
Reading sub-test | 0.39** |
Writing sub-test | 0.53** |
Speaking sub-test | 0.62** |
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R | R2 | Adjusted R2 |
SEE | |
Overall test | .885 | .784 | .781 | 8.2011 |
Listening sub-test | .733 | .537 | .532 | 11.9917 |
Reading sub-test | .397 | .157 | .147 | 16.186 |
Writing sub-test | .868 | .753 | .747 | 8.8084 |
Speaking sub-test | .894 | .800 | .793 | 7.9835 |
Language instructors assessments of students' academic potential | |
Overall test scores | 0.80** |
Listening sub-test | 0.76** |
Reading sub-test | 0.47** |
Writing sub-test | 0.39** |
Speaking sub-test | 0.48** |
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Subject specialists' assessments of students' academic performance | |
Overall test scores | 0.44** |
Listening sub-test | 0.39** |
Reading sub-test | 0.29** |
Writing sub-test | 0.06 |
Speaking sub-test | 0.37 |
Student self-assessments of academic potential | |
Overall test scores | 0.51** |
Listening sub-test | 0.43** |
Reading sub-test | 0.22* |
Writing sub-test | 0.24* |
Speaking sub-test | 0.39* |
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ReliabilityRater A | Rater B | Rater C | Rater D | |
Rater A | – | 0.936** | 0.966** | 0.953** |
Rater B | 0.936** | – | 0.934** | 0.879** |
Rater C | 0.966** | 0.934** | – | 0.953** |
Rater D | 0.953** | 0.879** | 0.953** | – |
"This study is probably one of the first attempts at designing, constructing and validating an English language test for incoming law students." |
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