CSL Proficiency Test Construction - based on CEFR B1 Level Reading and Listening Subject

摘要

To measure examinee's proficiency and to classify them according to their proficiency scales accurately and effectively has to do with the importance of item implementation incorporate with proficiency index during Chinese proficiency test (CPT) construction. Therefore, the items implemented in this study were on the basis of CEFR for CSL CPT reading and listening subject construction. This study applied IRT 3PL model to analyze and interpret 751 reading and 762 listening subjects empirical data collected from Grace Christian Collage in Philippine on September 2009 via the computerized based test (CBT). The benefit of this study has enabled the constructed and established CSL proficiency scales comparable between any two different tests in the same proficiency level but different item difficulties. The contribution of this study was not only on the construction of a CSL CPT on a basis of CEFR but also in comparison with examinees' proficiency scales in referring to their background and explored factors that might affected CSL learning effectiveness. The results and conclusions were indicated at the end of this paper and its future study directions.