A Rasch-based validation of the vocabulary size test

Language Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-118

  Beglar, David ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Item invariance; Rasch model; Test validity; Unidimensionality; Vocabulary size; Vocabulary test

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749124581     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532209340194     Document Type: Article

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