The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity
The study reported in this paper was: to estimate the reliability and validity of the English test administered to the candidates sitting the 2002 entrance examination for undergraduate courses at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM/2002). The test’s reliability was estimated in the form of the...
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doaj-b338a037dc554e9ab7826b533923ae782020-11-24T22:26:14ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902004-08-0151The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and ValidityHitotuzi NiltonThe study reported in this paper was: to estimate the reliability and validity of the English test administered to the candidates sitting the 2002 entrance examination for undergraduate courses at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM/2002). The test’s reliability was estimated in the form of the correlation coefficient found with the test-retest method, and its validity was established on the basis of face validity and content validity. The sample population consisted of students completing their education at a high school in 2002. The results indicated that, albeit significantly generalisable to the entire population of examinees, the UFAM/2002 English test had neither reliability nor face or content validity. Key words: English-Examination, Research-Reliability, Research-Validity El estudio reportado en este documento tuvo como finalidad estimar la confiabilidad y validez de un examen de inglés administrado a los candidatos del año 2002 al examen de admisión para cursos de pregrado en la Universidad Federal de Amazonas (UFAM/2002). La confiabilidad del estudio se estimó mediante la correlación de coeficiente encontrado con el método test-retest y la validez se estableció a partir de la validez de forma y de contenido. La muestra poblacional consistió en un grupo de estudiantes que estaba culminando sus estudios de secundaria en el 2002. Los resultados indicaron que a pesar de la generalización significativa a toda la población de examinados, el examen de inglés de la UFAM/2002 no tuvo ni confiabilidad ni validez en su contenido. Palabras claves: Evaluación-Inglés, Confiabilidad-Investigación, Validez- Investigaciónhttp://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215English-Examination, Research-Reliability, Research-Validity |
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The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity |
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The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity |
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The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity |
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The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity |
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The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity |
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english component of the 2002 entrance examination of the federal university of amazonas: an analysis of its reliability and validity |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
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Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development |
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2004-08-01 |
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The study reported in this paper was: to estimate the reliability and validity of the English test administered to the candidates sitting the 2002 entrance examination for undergraduate courses at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM/2002). The test’s reliability was estimated in the form of the correlation coefficient found with the test-retest method, and its validity was established on the basis of face validity and content validity. The sample population consisted of students completing their education at a high school in 2002. The results indicated that, albeit significantly generalisable to the entire population of examinees, the UFAM/2002 English test had neither reliability nor face or content validity. Key words: English-Examination, Research-Reliability, Research-Validity El estudio reportado en este documento tuvo como finalidad estimar la confiabilidad y validez de un examen de inglés administrado a los candidatos del año 2002 al examen de admisión para cursos de pregrado en la Universidad Federal de Amazonas (UFAM/2002). La confiabilidad del estudio se estimó mediante la correlación de coeficiente encontrado con el método test-retest y la validez se estableció a partir de la validez de forma y de contenido. La muestra poblacional consistió en un grupo de estudiantes que estaba culminando sus estudios de secundaria en el 2002. Los resultados indicaron que a pesar de la generalización significativa a toda la población de examinados, el examen de inglés de la UFAM/2002 no tuvo ni confiabilidad ni validez en su contenido. Palabras claves: Evaluación-Inglés, Confiabilidad-Investigación, Validez- Investigación |
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English-Examination, Research-Reliability, Research-Validity |
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