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The FSI/ILR/ACTFL Proficiency Scales and Testing Techniques

Development, Current Status, and Needed Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

John L. D. Clark  and
Ray T. Clifford
John L. D. Clark
Affiliation:
Defense Language Institute
Ray T. Clifford
Affiliation:
Defense Language Institute
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Abstract

The major purposes of this article are to briefly describe the rationale and history of development of the “proficiency-based” testing movement in the United States, its current status, and areas in which additional research and development work are recommended to enhance both the psychometric validity and practical value of this approach.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 1988 , pp. 129 - 147
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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