Developing Tests for the Assessment of Traditional Language Skill: A Case Study in an Indigenous Australian Community
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| Title: | Developing Tests for the Assessment of Traditional Language Skill: A Case Study in an Indigenous Australian Community |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Loakes, Deborah, Moses, Karin, Simpson, Jane, Wigglesworth, Gillian |
| Source: | Language Assessment Quarterly. 2012 9(4):311-330. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 20 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Word Recognition, Usability, Vocabulary Development, Nouns, Case Studies, Indigenous Populations, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Receptive Language, Language Acquisition, Test Validity, Test Reliability |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15434303.2011.653918 |
| ISSN: | 1543-4303 |
| Abstract: | This article reports on the development and piloting of a vocabulary recognition test designed for Indigenous Australian children. The research is both application oriented and development oriented. The aims of the article are to determine how well the test is used as a test instrument and the extent to which children recognize vocabulary items in Walmajarri (a local Indigenous language still spoken mainly by the older generation). The test was developed in collaboration with one community and extended to three neighboring communities where the same Indigenous language is spoken. Children's receptive knowledge of vocabulary items (nouns) in Walmajarri was tested, with 80 child participants across all communities. The usability of the test is discussed, as well as results of this language test, and recommendations are offered for future research in this area. (Contains 4 figures, 8 tables, and 9 footnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ985452 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article reports on the development and piloting of a vocabulary recognition test designed for Indigenous Australian children. The research is both application oriented and development oriented. The aims of the article are to determine how well the test is used as a test instrument and the extent to which children recognize vocabulary items in Walmajarri (a local Indigenous language still spoken mainly by the older generation). The test was developed in collaboration with one community and extended to three neighboring communities where the same Indigenous language is spoken. Children's receptive knowledge of vocabulary items (nouns) in Walmajarri was tested, with 80 child participants across all communities. The usability of the test is discussed, as well as results of this language test, and recommendations are offered for future research in this area. (Contains 4 figures, 8 tables, and 9 footnotes.) |
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| ISSN: | 1543-4303 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15434303.2011.653918 |
