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Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment
Abstract
The descriptors labelled by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment was announced to be used across Europe together with the European Language Portfolio as a self-assessment tool CoE, 2000 . As one of the members of the Council of Europe, Turkey has been using the Common European Framework of Reference descriptors along with the European Language Portfolio to provide a basis for learning, teaching, testing and assessment. The current study aims to frame some European guidelines in order to maintain good practice in language testing and assessment practices. Therefore, the European guidelines set by the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment, the Association of Language Testers in Europe, International Language Testing Association, and the Association for Educational Assessment- Europe, all of which comply with the CEFR CoE, 2001 are elaborated in detail. In this vein, the benchmarks for goodness in language testing and assessment by the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment EALTA, 2006 , the code of practice by the Association of Language Testers in Europe ALTE, 1994 , the guidelines for practice by the International Language Testing Association ILTA, 2007 , and the European framework of standards for educational assessment by the AEA- Europe AEA- Europe, 2012 are taken into thematic analysis to define the core tenets of how quality profiles for language tests are labelled. Accordingly, it is yielded that the European guidelines embrace the core tenets of test construction, test analysis, administration and logistics, test production, communication with stakeholders, marking and grading, and item writing. Besides, connectives as the integrative elements of each tenet are also probed into. Correlatively, some practical recommendations to pursue quality assurance in language testing and assessment practices through the dissemination and exploitation of these European standards are listed, as well
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December 25, 2018
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Year 2018 Volume: 6 Number: 2
APA
Kavaklı, N., & Arslan, S. (2018). Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment. Karaelmas Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 6(2), 202-212. https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH
AMA
1.Kavaklı N, Arslan S. Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment. KJES. 2018;6(2):202-212. https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH
Chicago
Kavaklı, Nurdan, and Sezen Arslan. 2018. “Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment”. Karaelmas Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 6 (2): 202-12. https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH.
EndNote
Kavaklı N, Arslan S (December 1, 2018) Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment. Karaelmas Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 6 2 202–212.
IEEE
[1]N. Kavaklı and S. Arslan, “Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment”, KJES, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 202–212, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH
ISNAD
Kavaklı, Nurdan - Arslan, Sezen. “Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment”. Karaelmas Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 6/2 (December 1, 2018): 202-212. https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH.
JAMA
1.Kavaklı N, Arslan S. Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment. KJES. 2018;6:202–212.
MLA
Kavaklı, Nurdan, and Sezen Arslan. “Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment”. Karaelmas Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 202-1, https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH.
Vancouver
1.Nurdan Kavaklı, Sezen Arslan. Dissemination and Exploitation of the European Benchmarks for Enabling Quality Assurance in Foreign Language Testing and Assessment. KJES [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;6(2):202-1. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA39RA77YH