AUTHOR=Zhao Nan 

TITLE=A validation study of a consecutive interpreting test using many-facet Rasch analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Communication

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2022.1047389

DOI=10.3389/fcomm.2022.1047389

ISSN=2297-900X

ABSTRACT=Through many-facet Rasch analysis of a consecutive interpreting test, this paper validates the result of the test from four aspects: rating scale, raters, examinees and interpreting tasks. The study also identifies elements that affect the test results through bias analysis. The results of this analysis show that: 1) this rating scale and task design can effectively reflect the examinees’ interpreting competence, thus making it suitable for validating interpreting assessments; 2) one of the sub-scales: interpreting skills and manners, has a slightly negative effect on the overall validity of the assessment, making further revision on this sub-scale desirable.