THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF STANDARDISED TEST OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN VIETNAM (VSTEP)
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https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2023/917Keywords:
VSTEP, giá trị dự đoán, giảng dạy tiếng Anh; kiểm tra và đánh giá ngôn ngữAbstract
Trong lĩnh vực kiểm tra và đánh giá ngôn ngữ, giá trị dự đoán của bài kiểm tra có thể được coi là một trong những độ giá trị được thảo luận phổ biến nhất vì nó chủ yếu giải quyết câu hỏi về độ chính xác của bài kiểm tra như một yếu tố dự đoán kết quả học tập. Do đó, bài nghiên cứu này đánh giá tính giá trị dự đoán của bài kiểm tra đánh giá năng lực tiếng Anh (VSTEP) theo Khung năng lực ngoại ngữ của Việt Nam nhằm xác định sự thành công học tập của học sinh thông qua việc tìm mối tương quan giữa điểm thi VSTEP với điểm trung bình năm học (CGPA). Kết quả chỉ ra rằng điểm VSTEP dường như không phải là yếu tố dự đoán thỏa đáng về thành tích học tập. Kết quả cũng cho thấy chỉ có điểm thi môn đọc VSTEP Writing góp phần giá trị dự đoán thành công trong học tập của sinh viên. Nghiên cứu cũng đề cập đến một số khuyến nghị về việc sử dụng các bài kiểm tra ngôn ngữ .
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