A Rasch-based Validation of the Reading Section of Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists (TETET)
บทความในวารสาร
ผู้เขียน/บรรณาธิการ
กลุ่มสาขาการวิจัยเชิงกลยุทธ์
รายละเอียดสำหรับงานพิมพ์
รายชื่อผู้แต่ง: Jaturapitakkul, N.; Horness, P.; Pansa, D.
ปีที่เผยแพร่ (ค.ศ.): 2025
Volume number: 32
Issue number: 3
หน้าแรก: 1660
หน้าสุดท้าย: 1681
จำนวนหน้า: 22
นอก: 15135934
ภาษา: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
บทคัดย่อ
This study examined the validity of the reading section of the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) test, the Test of English for Thai Engineers and Technologists (TETET), using the Rasch model in relation to Messick’s (1989, 1995) six aspects of validity. Data were collected from 179 participants at a science and technology university in Bangkok, Thailand, and analyzed with WINSTEPS Rasch software version 5.4.1. The results indicated that the reading section generally met Messick’s criteria, with strong evidence for content, substantive, and structural validity, and preliminary evidence for external, generalizability, and consequential validity. To distinguish it from general English tests, some items, particularly in the survival and internet reading sections, required revision to enhance content (representativeness and technical quality), and substantive aspects. These findings not only provide practical guidance for refining TETET and similar ESP assessments, but also highlight both the strengths and the limits of Rasch analysis in addressing a comprehensive validity framework. Future research should therefore complement psychometric findings with qualitative evidence to build a more complete validity argument. © 2025, School of Liberal Arts, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi. All rights reserved.
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