AJ_ZPA Introduction to item analysis and test results interpretation

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Hulešová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students will be able to apply basic statistical procedures for item and test analysis and will be able to interpret test results properly. They will be aware of potential threats to validity when inappropriate procedures are applied. Students will be able to analyse data for small samples and to use some analyses in large data sets. Students will be able to apply procedures typical for Classical Test Theory and they will know what Item Response Theory is and when it is useful. Future teachers of English will develop their competencies in language testing, especially in the test result interpretation.
Syllabus
  • Data Entry, checking and cleaning data Files Item analysis and descriptive statistics Means, plots and correlations Distractor analysis Basic concepts in IRT
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HUGHES, Arthur. Testing for language teachers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii, 251. ISBN 0521484952. info
    not specified
  • PALLANT, Julie. SPSS survival manual : a step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS. 4th ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2010, xiv, 345. ISBN 9780335242399. info
  • Bachman, L. F. (2004) Statistical Analyses for Language Assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
  • Brown, J.D. (1997) Statistics Corner: Questions and Answers about Language Testing Statistics (Skewness and Kurtosis), Shiken, I ,1 : 16- 18
  • Alderson, J.C., Clapham, C.M. and Wall, D. (1995) Language Test Construction and Evaluation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Brown, J.D. (1997) Statistics Corner: Questions and Answers about Language Testing Statistics (Reliability of Surveys), Shiken, 1,2: 17-19.
Teaching methods
online lectures, discussions
Assessment methods
Credit – final written assignment (data analysis)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Note related to how often the course is taught: online.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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