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Applying the socio-cognitive framework: gathering validity evidence during the development of a speaking test

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Abstract

This chapter describes how Weir’s (2005; further elaborated in Taylor (Ed) 2011) socio-cognitive framework for validating speaking tests guided two a priori validation studies of the speaking component of the Test of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) in Japan. In this chapter, we particularly reflect upon the academic achievements of Professor Cyril J Weir, in terms of: • the effectiveness and value of the socio-cognitive framework underpinning the development of the TEAP Speaking Test while gathering empirical evidence of the construct underlying a speaking test for the target context • his contribution to developing early career researchers and extending language testing expertise in the TEAP development team.

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Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 132-158

Publication milestones

  • Published - 18/06/2020

Publication status

Published - 18/06/2020

Place of publication

Cambridge

Publisher

UCLES/Cambridge University Press

ISBN (Print)

9781108745734

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624513

Host publication title

Lessons and Legacy: A Tribute to Professor Cyril J Weir (1950–2018)

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