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2004-01-01

The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity

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English-Examination, Research-Reliability, Research-Validity (en)

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  • Nilton Hitotuzi Author / PROFILE Journal Editorial Review Board,Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Amazonas SEDUC
The study reported in this paper was: to estimate the reliability and validity of the English test administered to the candidates sitting the 2002 entrance examination for undergraduate courses at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM/2002). The test’s reliability was estimated in the form of the correlation coefficient found with the test-retest method, and its validity was established on the basis of face validity and content validity. The sample population consisted of students completing their education at a high school in 2002. The results indicated that, albeit significantly generalisable to the entire population of examinees, the UFAM/2002 English test had neither reliability nor face or content validity. Key words: English-Examination, Research-Reliability, Research-Validity El estudio reportado en este documento tuvo como finalidad estimar la confiabilidad y validez de un examen de inglés administrado a los candidatos del año 2002 al examen de admisión para cursos de pregrado en la Universidad Federal de Amazonas (UFAM/2002). La confiabilidad del estudio se estimó mediante la correlación de coeficiente encontrado con el método test-retest y la validez se estableció a partir de la validez de forma y de contenido. La muestra poblacional consistió en un grupo de estudiantes que estaba culminando sus estudios de secundaria en el 2002. Los resultados indicaron que a pesar de la generalización significativa a toda la población de examinados, el examen de inglés de la UFAM/2002 no tuvo ni confiabilidad ni validez en su contenido. Palabras claves: Evaluación-Inglés, Confiabilidad-Investigación, Validez- Investigación

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Hitotuzi, N. (2004). The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 5(1), 56–82. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215

ACM

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Hitotuzi, N. 2004. The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development. 5, 1 (Jan. 2004), 56–82.

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Hitotuzi, N. The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. 2004, 5, 56-82.

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HITOTUZI, N. The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 1, p. 56–82, 2004. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215. Acesso em: 24 apr. 2024.

Chicago

Hitotuzi, Nilton. 2004. “The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 5 (1):56-82. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215.

Harvard

Hitotuzi, N. (2004) “The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity”, Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 5(1), pp. 56–82. Available at: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215 (Accessed: 24 April 2024).

IEEE

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N. Hitotuzi, “The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity”, Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev., vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 56–82, Jan. 2004.

MLA

Hitotuzi, N. “The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 2004, pp. 56-82, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215.

Turabian

Hitotuzi, Nilton. “The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity”. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development 5, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 56–82. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215.

Vancouver

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Hitotuzi N. The English Component of the 2002 Entrance Examination of the Federal University of Amazonas: An Analysis of its Reliability and Validity. Profile: Issues Teach. Prof. Dev. [Internet]. 2004 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 24];5(1):56-82. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/11215

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