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Title: Defining the Language Assessment Literacy Gap: Evidence from a Parliamentary Inquiry
Language: English
Authors: Pill, John, Harding, Luke
Source: Language Testing. Jul 2013 30(3):381-402.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Medical Graduates, Physicians, Foreign Countries, Scores, Misconceptions, Test Construction, Language Proficiency, Hearings, Discourse Analysis, Classification, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Culture Fair Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Standard Setting, Documentation, Expertise, Evaluators, Illiteracy, Literacy, Public Policy, Policy Analysis, Federal Government
Geographic Terms: Australia
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: International English Language Testing System
DOI: 10.1177/0265532213480337
ISSN: 0265-5322
Abstract: This study identifies a unique context for exploring lay understandings of language testing and, by extension, for characterizing the nature of language assessment literacy among non-practitioners, stemming from data in an inquiry into the registration processes and support for overseas trained doctors by the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing. The data come from Hansard transcripts of public hearings of the inquiry. Sections of the data related to language and language testing (as part of the current registration process for doctors seeking employment in Australia) were identified and coded using a thematic analysis. Findings reveal misconceptions about who is responsible for tests and for decisions based on scores in this context, as well as misconceptions about language testing procedures. Issues also emerge concerning the location of expertise in language and language testing. Discussion of these findings contributes to current debate within the language testing community (e.g., Taylor, 2009) about where responsibility lies for increasing language assessment literacy among non-practitioner stakeholders and how this might best be achieved. (Contains 2 tables, 2 figures, and 2 notes.)
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Number of References: 22
Entry Date: 2014
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