Behavior Anchoring Analysis of 3 ESL Tests

A BEHAVIORAL ANCHORING ANALYSIS OF THREE

This article reports the results of a behavioral anchoring analysis of three ESL reading comprehension tests. Behavioral anchoring describes what students at different anchor points on the ability/proficiency continuum can do that students at lower anchor points cannot. In essence, behavioral anchoring has a twofold purpose: (a) to define achievements and to make test scores interpretable in terms of what students at different ability levels can and cannot do.

The subjects for this research were 113 nonnative s

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Category: Psychology - B