ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview -- Computer (OPIc)
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| Title: | ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview -- Computer (OPIc) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Isbell, Dan, Winke, Paula |
| Source: | Language Testing. Jul 2019 36(3):467-477. |
| 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: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Oral Language, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Testing, Rating Scales, Quality Assurance, Test Format, Cues, Second Languages, Test Length, Scores, Testing Problems, Comparative Analysis, Guidelines, Test Reliability |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0265532219828253 |
| ISSN: | 0265-5322 |
| Abstract: | The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) oral proficiency interview -- computer (OPIc) testing system represents an ambitious effort in language assessment: Assessing oral proficiency in over a dozen languages, on the same scale, from virtually anywhere at any time. Especially for users in contexts where multiple foreign languages are relevant, this utility cannot be overstated. Quality assurance has not been unduly sacrificed in ACTFL's implementation of the OPIc, as shown by studies of rating quality. Although there are some concerns with the mechanism for form selection and the comparability of forms and prompts (within and across languages), ACTFL has largely succeeded in bridging the traditional strengths of the OPI with the practical affordances of the OPIc. ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI) can also be commended for offering to the general public modular assessments of language ability (separate and independent tests of speaking, reading, writing, and listening), so that stakeholders who require measures of language skills à la carte can obtain them. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1219502 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) oral proficiency interview -- computer (OPIc) testing system represents an ambitious effort in language assessment: Assessing oral proficiency in over a dozen languages, on the same scale, from virtually anywhere at any time. Especially for users in contexts where multiple foreign languages are relevant, this utility cannot be overstated. Quality assurance has not been unduly sacrificed in ACTFL's implementation of the OPIc, as shown by studies of rating quality. Although there are some concerns with the mechanism for form selection and the comparability of forms and prompts (within and across languages), ACTFL has largely succeeded in bridging the traditional strengths of the OPI with the practical affordances of the OPIc. ACTFL and Language Testing International (LTI) can also be commended for offering to the general public modular assessments of language ability (separate and independent tests of speaking, reading, writing, and listening), so that stakeholders who require measures of language skills à la carte can obtain them. |
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| ISSN: | 0265-5322 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0265532219828253 |
