Calibrating tests to the CEFR

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The European Association for Quality Language ServicesContentsIntroduction Page 1External Validation Page 2Summary Chart Page 3The Step-by-step Procedure Page 4© EAQUALS: The European Association for Quality Language Services:EAQUALS SECRETARIAT: P.O. Box 95, Budapest, H-1301 HungaryEmail: info@eaquals.org Internet: www.eaquals.orgRegistered Office: Via Torrebianca 18 34132 Trieste, Italy2
The European Association for Quality Language ServicesIntroductionThis guide provides simple procedures to calibrate a placement or progress test to the CEFR.It is not a guide for developing examinations or for relating the results from existing tests orexaminations to the CEFR by determining “cut-scores” that define a minimum performance for aparticular level. A manual is provided by the Council of Europe for that purpose 1 .In order to give information about a learner’s level of CEFR proficiency the test needs to:• be developed to a detailed, balanced specification that relates to the CEFR• have a broad coverage (no the grammar and vocabulary done this month bur the grammarand vocabulary most important at, for example, Level B1);• be appropriate to the context and type of learners concernedIt is perfectly legitimate to calibrate an existing test to the CEFR levels. This guide gives asimple way to externally validate the cut-off scores on the test for each CEFR level throughcorrelating and referencing results to an anchor test already calibrated to the CEFR and/or toteacher judgements with criteria.1 Council of Europe (2009) “Relating Language Examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR): A Manual.” Available on www.coe.int/lang.North, B. and Jones J. (2009) “Relating Language Examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR): Further material on standard setting through scaling and teacher judgement.” Availableon www.coe.int/lang.© EAQUALS: The European Association for Quality Language Services:1EAQUALS SECRETARIAT: P.O. Box 95, Budapest, H-1301 HungaryEmail: info@eaquals.org Internet: www.eaquals.orgRegistered Office: Via Torrebianca 18 34132 Trieste, Italy
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