Estadística para la evaluación en el aula de idiomas : el uso significativo de los números

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Frank Giraldo
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-8245

Resumen

La evaluación de lenguas estandarizada utiliza datos estadísticos para evaluar la calidad de un sistema de evaluación. En este artículo de reflexión, explico cómo se puede usar la estadística de manera significativa en la evaluación en el aula de idiomas. El artículo explora una serie de cálculos estadísticos que pueden usarse para estudiar las notas y decisiones provenientes de instrumentos de evaluación en la clase de idiomas. Por ello, la evaluación criterial es la que utilizo para las interpretaciones en el artículo. Finalmente, discuto unas limitaciones, y hago recomendaciones para que los docentes de idiomas puedan usar la estadística.

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Giraldo, F. (2020). Estadística para la evaluación en el aula de idiomas : el uso significativo de los números. HOW Journal, 27(2), 135–155. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.27.2.541
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Reflexiones y revisión de temas
Biografía del autor/a

Frank Giraldo, Universidad de Caldas, Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras

Frank Giraldo holds an MA in English Didactics from Universidad de Caldas and an MA in TESL from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the USA. He works for the foreign languages department of Universidad de Caldas. His main research interests are language assessment literacy and teachers’ professional development.

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