Evaluation of the discriminating ability of the Greek State Foreign Language Exam (KPG) for English by means of the Factorial Analysis of Correspondences and Vacor.

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Published Jul 17, 2016
DOI https://doi.org/10.18844/ijlt.v8i2.518

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Sofia D. Anastasiadou
University of Western Macedonia
Chrysathi S. Tiliakou
University of Western Macedonia

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to investigate discrimination ability of the KPG English Language Examination Battery of May 2012 -A Level (A1 – A2 according to the Common European Frame of Reference). The present study proposes a new methodology for evaluating the discriminating ability of the test items.

More specifically the paper proposes τhe assessment of the test to be carried out by means of the Factorial Analysis of Correspondences (Analyse Factorielle des Correspondences - AFC) and the Vacor Methodology. These specific analyses can differentiate the sub-level A1 from A2. Τhe more essential target of the study is the localization of the items, which differentiate Greek students’ level.

The survey sample consisted of 101 students of Greek state schools from different places of Greece, who completed the KPG English Language Examination Battery of May 2012 -A Level (A1 – A2). The participants of the research were students of the 6th grade of Primary school and of the 1st grade of Junior High school. The results confirmed the suitability of the above mentioned methodologies.

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