Invalidating validity claims for the ACTFL oral rating scale

Dandonoli and Henning [ Foreign Language Annals, 23(1), 11–22 (1990)] and Henning [ System, 20(3), 365–372 (1992)] aim to present evidence for the validity of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) rating scales [ ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (1982, 1986)]. This paper exam...

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Published in:System (Linköping) 1996, Vol.24 (2), p.163-172
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Predictive Validity
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