Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, 2016
This paper is an introduction to the MFRM. It is intentionally meant to be simple with an attempt... more This paper is an introduction to the MFRM. It is intentionally meant to be simple with an attempt to avoid the sophisticated mathematical equations on which the calibration of the involved facets is based, wherever possible, so that little mathematical background does not obstruct the understanding. This paper aims at introducing the lay reader, who is involved in language performance assessment with no expertise, yet striving for objective assessment, to the Multi-Facet Rasch Model (MRFM) approach (Linacre, 1989). The reader will learn about the MFRM, its conceptual foundations and development, its powerful features, its implementation in rater-mediated assessment contexts, and the interpretation of its main statistical indices pertaining to the facets under investigation. The data used to illustrate FACETS analysis throughout the paper are part of a larger data set collected in the study (Medvedev & Bahrouni, 2013) funded by Sultan Qaboos University.
Language Testing in Focus: An International Journal
This paper focuses on written corrective feedback in the testing context of the English language ... more This paper focuses on written corrective feedback in the testing context of the English language foundation program at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. In more detail, in response to the encountered testing problem that involves variability in written corrective feedback and, as a consequence, inconsistent evidence of student position in relation to their improvement in writing and ways to achieve it, the authors discuss the ways teachers respond to students’ writing, the type of feedback they deliver, and the strategies they adopt to provide their feedback. The reported study uses mixed methods research methodology, and is grounded on the understanding of giving feedback to students as a social action that is implemented in specific cultural, institutional, and interpersonal contexts with a purpose to accomplish educational and social goals. The participants of the study are foundation program students and English language teachers representing the multicultural teaching community...
Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, 2016
This paper is an introduction to the MFRM. It is intentionally meant to be simple with an attempt... more This paper is an introduction to the MFRM. It is intentionally meant to be simple with an attempt to avoid the sophisticated mathematical equations on which the calibration of the involved facets is based, wherever possible, so that little mathematical background does not obstruct the understanding. This paper aims at introducing the lay reader, who is involved in language performance assessment with no expertise, yet striving for objective assessment, to the Multi-Facet Rasch Model (MRFM) approach (Linacre, 1989). The reader will learn about the MFRM, its conceptual foundations and development, its powerful features, its implementation in rater-mediated assessment contexts, and the interpretation of its main statistical indices pertaining to the facets under investigation. The data used to illustrate FACETS analysis throughout the paper are part of a larger data set collected in the study (Medvedev & Bahrouni, 2013) funded by Sultan Qaboos University.
Language Testing in Focus: An International Journal
This paper focuses on written corrective feedback in the testing context of the English language ... more This paper focuses on written corrective feedback in the testing context of the English language foundation program at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. In more detail, in response to the encountered testing problem that involves variability in written corrective feedback and, as a consequence, inconsistent evidence of student position in relation to their improvement in writing and ways to achieve it, the authors discuss the ways teachers respond to students’ writing, the type of feedback they deliver, and the strategies they adopt to provide their feedback. The reported study uses mixed methods research methodology, and is grounded on the understanding of giving feedback to students as a social action that is implemented in specific cultural, institutional, and interpersonal contexts with a purpose to accomplish educational and social goals. The participants of the study are foundation program students and English language teachers representing the multicultural teaching community...
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