NCME 2008 Presidential Address: The Impact of Anchor Test Configuration on Student Proficiency Rates

Examined in this study were the effects of reducing anchor test length on student proficiency rates for 12 multiple‐choice tests administered in an annual, large‐scale, high‐stakes assessment. The anchor tests contained 15 items, 10 items, or five items. Five content representative samples of items were drawn at each anchor test length from a small universe of items in order to investigate the stability of equating results over anchor test samples. The operational tests were calibrated using the one‐parameter model and equated using the mean b‐value method. The findings indicated that student proficiency rates could display important variability over anchor test samples when 15 anchor items were used. Notable increases in this variability were found for some tests when shorter anchor tests were used. For these tests, some of the anchor items had parameters that changed somewhat in relative difficulty from one year to the next. It is recommended that anchor sets with more than 15 items be used to mitigate the instability in equating results due to anchor item sampling. Also, the optimal allocation method of stratified sampling should be evaluated as one means of improving the stability and precision of equating results.     

汉语听力教学探讨

汉语水平考试已成为检验各高校汉语教学成果和师资队伍素质以及整体实力的“试金石”。听力在HSK汉语考试中是重中之重，上好汉语听力课，主要抓住“九个重视，二十一法，四备，两分”。     

HSK初中等听力理解试题的语用分析

语用学中关于显义、蕴涵、预设、命题态度等概念，为研究语言交际中意义的准确理解提供了一个全新的角度，应用它们分析HSK（初中等）听力理解部分的考试题，可以更好地把握该类试题的命题意图和要求，也可以为HSK考前辅导提供一个较好切入点。     

HSK(初中等)语法教学创新案例

新HSK不再偏重于对听读能力的考核,而是较之前的HSK对汉语综合运用的能力给予更多的重视。作为HSK(初中等)的重要部分,语法教学相应地需要改革和创新。教师应对语法系统重新组织,在教学中鼓励学生的参与,让教和学都成为创造的过程。     

Quality Control Procedures in the Scoring, Equating, and Reporting of Test Scores

There is significant potential for error in long production processes that consist of sequential stages, each of which is heavily dependent on the previous stage, such as the SER (Scoring, Equating, and Reporting) process. Quality control procedures are required in order to monitor this process and to reduce the number of mistakes to a minimum. In the context of this module, quality control is a formal systematic process designed to ensure that expected quality standards are achieved during scoring, equating, and reporting of test scores. The module divides the SER process into 11 steps. For each step, possible mistakes that might occur are listed, followed by examples and quality control procedures for avoiding, detecting, or dealing with these mistakes. Most of the listed quality control procedures are also relevant for Internet-delivered and scored testing. Lessons from other industries are also discussed. The motto of this module is: There is a reason for every mistake. If you can identify the mistake, you can identify the reason it happened and prevent it from recurring.     

An NCME Instructional Module on Population Invariance in Linking and Equating

A goal for any linking or equating of two or more tests is that the linking function be invariant to the population used in conducting the linking or equating. Violations of population invariance in linking and equating jeopardize the fairness and validity of test scores, and pose particular problems for test‐based accountability programs that require schools, districts, and states to report annual progress on academic indicators disaggregated by demographic group membership. This instructional module provides a comprehensive overview of population invariance in linking and equating and the relevant methodology developed for evaluating violations of invariance. A numeric example is used to illustrate the comparative properties of available methods, and important considerations for evaluating population invariance in linking and equating are presented.     

MHK模式下的汉语写作课教学

分析了HSK与MHK考试制度的异同,回顾了新疆少数民族汉语写作课的教学现状,对新形势下汉语写作课的教学改革进行了探讨,提出了少数民族汉语写作课教学"学—写—评—写—评"模式,以此作为优化教学环节、完善教学内容的对策。     

MHK与预科汉语教学模式的探讨

少数民族汉语教学决定了其课堂教学既要重视语言知识的教学,又要重视交际技能的训练.“以学生为中心”教学模式能很好地完成这一教学任务.在汉语教学理论的研究著作中,人们对汉语教学模式阐释了许多的观点.在实际的汉语教学过程中,如何合理利用其中教学模式,提高教学效果.这是本文所要探讨的话题.     

MHK考试——高校民族预科汉语教学的助推器——以宁夏大学民族预科教育学院为例

以宁夏大学民族预科教育学院组织MHK考试为例,论证了MHK——少数民族汉语水平等级考试是高校民族预科汉语课程教学的助推器。因此,构建一个科学合理的、适用于民族预科教育基地培养的评价体系,是一项复杂的系统工程,既要符合汉语教学的相关要求,还要适合考试学生的具体实际,更要考虑经费问题,通过摸索与改革实践,建立有效的民族预科汉语教学评价体系,对进一步推动汉语教学改革,真正落实民族教育培养工作,举足轻重。     

MHK模式下的新疆职业院校任务型汉语教学研究

文章针对MHK(民语汉考)试题特征,探析MHK模式下的新疆职业院校少数民族预科汉语教学改革。在任务型汉语教学过程中,在突出语言知识的传授时,更要重视语言要素在语义、语用、语境及文化中的活用。将"任务型汉语教学"与"MHK"有机结合起来。