Challenges to admissions testing; how arguments for validity, reliability, impact and practicality are relevant to the development, delivery and use of admissions tests scores

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• Simon Beeston (Cambridge Assessment) and Dr Lynda Taylor (University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations consultant)
• Wednesday 05 October 2011, 15:30-17:00
• Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, UK.

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This presentation will review the research, development and validation of an academic writing task to be used as part of an HE admissions test. The presentation will describe the basis for the test mandate in terms of academic literacy issues in HE and how the test development plan has attempted to build a strong and defensible argument not just for the validity and reliability of the assessment but also for its beneficial impact with regard to the usefulness of the test score information for receiving institutions when making recommendations on follow-up action needed post admission.

This talk is part of the Perspectives from Cambridge Assessment series.

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• Cambridge Forum of Science and Humanities
• Cambridge Language Sciences
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