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Examining the Internal Structure of the Test of English-for-Teaching (TEFT) ELT TEFT

Author(s):
Gu, Lin; Turkan, Sultan; Garcia Gomez, Pablo
Publication Year:
2015
Report Number:
RR-15-16
Source:
ETS Research Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
14
Subject/Key Words:
English Language Teaching (ELT), Test of English for Teaching (TEFT), Internal Structure, Dimensionality, Validity, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

Results of the analyses demonstrated the role of both skill and content in representing the test's internal structure. The final parcel model had a higher-order general factor and four first-order factors corresponding to reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The findings support the current score reporting practice, that is, to report a total scaled score along with score information on language skills and on language use in specific content areas.

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