Why bother benchmarking tests to the CEFR? - Barry O Sullivan
In this talk, I will argue that the process of linking tests to the CEFR or other standard is an essential part of the test development and validation cycle. I will take as a case study the City & Guilds linking projects, in which the linking process is now embedded in the development cycle.
31 March 2010
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I really enjoyed your talk which should be required listening for anyone trying to set up a linking project. Unfortunately many institutions set up expensive testing projects but take level awareness and the need for refamiliarisation completely for granted :-(
I also agree with what you said about the importance of talking about what levels mean regularly with colleagues ..again this doesn't happen very much. I actually think people are scared of trying to define levels explicitly but it has to happen for the test to be in any way meaningful.