Issues in aligning assessments with the Common European Framework of Reference
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Issues in aligning assessments with the Common European Framework of ReferenceAuthor (s)
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2014ISSN
1989-7103Bibliographic citation
Papageorgiou, S. 2014. “Issue in aligning assessments to the Common European Framework of Reference”. Language Value 6 (1), 15-27. Jaume I University ePress: Castelló, Spain. http://www.e-revistes.uji.es/languagevalue. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/LanguageV.2014.6.3 ISSN 1989-7103Type
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One of the main aims of the Common European Framework of Reference is to help providers and users of
assessments “describe the levels of proficiency required by existing standards, tests and examinations in
order ... [+]
One of the main aims of the Common European Framework of Reference is to help providers and users of
assessments “describe the levels of proficiency required by existing standards, tests and examinations in
order to facilitate comparisons between different systems of qualifications” (Council of Europe 2001: 21).
Providers of language assessments both inside and outside Europe follow various methodologies to align
their assessments with the CEFR levels, as several case studies show (Figueras and Noijons 2009;
Martyniuk 2010). This paper discusses the use of the CEFR in the field of language assessment, focusing
in particular on issues related to alignment. The paper presents the types of validity evidence that should
be accumulated to support an alignment claim and concludes with directions for future research in order
to further enhance our understanding of using the CEFR for the design of assessments and the
interpretation of assessment results. [-]
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