Umestitev izpitov iz angleščine na splošni in poklicni maturi v skupni evropski jezikovni okvir

Abstract

Članek najprej primerja nekatere vidike slovenske splošne in poklicne mature iz an gleščine, nato pa predstavi del rezultatov projekta »Umestitev izpitov iz angleščine v Skupni evropski referenčni okvir za jezike«, ki je potekal v obdobju 2008–10.

Validating the Slovenian national alignment to CEFR: The case of the B2 reading comprehension examination in English

“…7 The last stage of the project, the validation stage, mostly consisted of documenting the linking procedures and observing the consistency and reliability of judges in their work. For receptive skills, high correlations were observed between the judgements and statistical data (−0.81–−0.97 for the Basket Method and 0.73–0.99 for the Angoff Method) as well as between the judgements of individual judges (0.91–0.97 for the Basket Method and 0.93–0.99 for the Angoff Method) (see Bitenc Peharc & Tratnik, 2014, p. 9).…”

“…This was a logical and a necessary step, since owing to the nature of the school-leaving examinations the curricula function as examination constructs, and thus any change in the curricula should be reflected in the examinations. Another aim of the project was also to determine and promote the international comparability of these exams (Bitenc Peharc & Tratnik, 2014). The project examined seven external examinations in English, and lasted five years.…”

“…As stated in the project report (Bitenc Peharc & Tratnik, 2014), the relating team employed the methods, procedures, standards, and guidelines that are prescribed by the Manual (Council of Europe, 2001) and other recommendations of the Council of Europe (cf. Council of Europe, 2004; Council of Europe, 2009).…”

“…The average B2 cut score for the Matura at the basic level was set at 77%. In reference to the five subtests of the Matura, the panellists decided on the cut scores as presented in Table 1 (see Bitenc Peharc & Tratnik, 2014, pp. 8–10).…”

“…Hence, although the agreement between the Slovenian panellists was generally very high (Bitenc Peharc & Tratnik, 2014) owing to strict adherence to the alignment process as proposed by the Manual (Council of Europe, 2009) – familiarization, specification, standardization, and validation – it is still questionable whether the high degree of agreement can be solely attributed to the judges’ correct interpretation of the CEFR descriptors, or whether it can also be ascribed to their shared educational, national and cultural background. In other words, one must look at whether the B2 level for the Slovenian panel of judges is the same as the B2 level for non-Slovenian panellists.…”