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Abstract<\/b>: <\/span>In this study, I investigate the construct validity and fairness pertaining to the use of a variety of Englishes in listening test input. I obtained data from a post-entry English language placement test administered at a public university in the United States. In addition to expectedly familiar American English, the test features Hawai\u2019i, Filipino, and Indian English, which are expectedly less familiar to our test takers, but justified by the context. I used confirmatory factor analysis to test whether the category of <\/span>unfamiliar English items<\/span><\/i> formed a latent factor distinct from the other category of <\/span>more familiar American English items<\/span><\/i>. I used Rasch-based differential item functioning analysis to examine item biases as a function of examinees\u2019 place of origin. The results from the confirmatory factor analysis suggested that the unfamiliar English items tapped into the same underlying construct as the familiar English items. The Rasch-based differential item functioning analysis found many instances of item bias among unfamiliar English items with higher proportions of item biases for items targeting narrow comprehension than broad comprehension. However, at the test level, the unfamiliar English items did not substantially influence raw total scores. These findings offer support for a variety of Englishes in listening tests.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Nishizawa, H. (2023). Construct validity and fairness of an operational listening test with World Englishes. <\/span>Language Testing<\/span><\/i>, 02655322221137869.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/02655322221137869<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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