WordSword:一个高效的在线词阅读评估全球英语
Jana Chi-San Ho1, Catherine McBride1, Kelvin Fai Hong Lui2
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Assessment
|September 2, 2023
概括
一个新的在线英语单词阅读评估,WordSword测试,是可靠的和有效的多元化的全球用户. 这个数字工具准确地测量了儿童和成人阅读能力,与传统方法高度相关.
科学领域:
- 教育心理学教育心理学
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
- 数字学习技术数字学习技术
背景情况:
- 数字时代需要高效可靠的在线评估来评估英语阅读能力.
- 现有的纸和笔评估可能无法满足现代,可访问的教育评估的需求.
研究的目的:
- 为全球英语开发和验证一个简短的,为期10分钟的在线文字阅读评估.
- 评估WordSword测试在不同的人口群体和地理区域的可靠性和有效性.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个10分钟的在线评估 (WordSword测试) 随机词识别和上下文词阅读组件.
- 招募了889名来自不同国际地区 (中国,香港,澳门,波兰,美国,菲律宾) 的参与者 (儿童和成人).
- 进行可靠性和有效性分析,包括与纸和笔版本的比较以及其他英语阅读措施.
主要成果:
- WordSword测试在各种人口统计学 (年龄,国家/地区) 中显示出高可靠性和有效性.
- 在WordSword测试和其他英语阅读措施之间观察到强烈的相关性 (高于0.80).
- 绩效与教育水平呈正相关性;年龄相关性不一致.
- 在测试的在线和纸和笔版本之间发现了很高的相关性 (.879).
结论:
- WordSword测试是一个可靠和有效的在线工具,用于评估全球英语单词阅读技能.
- 在线评估显示与其纸和笔对应物有很强的一致性.
- 未来的工作旨在建立基于地区,年级和年龄的全面规范,以进一步提高其实用性.
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