Assessing language indicators across the lifespan within the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)/Die Erfassung von Sprachindikatoren über die Lebensspanne im Nationalen Bildungspanel

Based on a brief review of models and empirical results concerning the acquisition of language, a conceptual framework for assessing language competencies within the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) is outlined. Language-component-oriented approaches and functional-integrative perspect...

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Published in:Journal for educational research online 2013-07, Vol.5 (2), p.15
Main Authors: Berendes, Karin, Weinert, Sabine, Zimmermann, Stefan, Artelt, Cordula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational Environment
Educational evaluation
German language
Language acquisition
Language Skills
Learning Processes
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Summary:Based on a brief review of models and empirical results concerning the acquisition of language, a conceptual framework for assessing language competencies within the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) is outlined. Language-component-oriented approaches and functional-integrative perspectives on language competencies are compared, and their importance for the investigation of language development as well as for the measurement of language competencies is highlighted. Further, implications for a comprehensive assessment and design for measuring language competencies within a large-scale educational study will be presented, and the concrete measures of the NEPS will be mentioned. Finally, results of a small preliminary study are reported to show a theoretical and data-driven approach to select instruments for the NEPS surveys.
ISSN:1866-6671