TY - BOOK AU - Brown,James Dean TI - An investigation of second language task-based performance assessments T2 - Technical report / University of Hawaii at Manoa, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center SN - 0824826337 PY - 2002/// CY - [Manoa] PB - Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawai'i at Manoa KW - Language and languages KW - Ability testing KW - Examinations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-127); Ch. 1. Background -- Ch. 2. Test Development -- Ch. 3. Method -- Ch. 4. Results -- Ch. 5. Discussion -- Ch. 6. Conclusion -- App. A. Components of the new revised task difficulty matrix: Foreign language performance assessment for university FL learners -- App. B. Assigning task difficulty ratings -- App. C. Assessment of language performance Form Q -- App. D. Assessment of language performance form P -- App. E. Example instructions from all of the ALP tests -- App. F. Task-independent ratings -- App. G. Example administration guidelines for a single item -- App. H. Directions to proctors for administering the self-ratings -- App. I. Correlation matrix of all variables -- App. J. Implicational scaling: Form P -- App. K. Implicational scaling: Form Q -- App. L. Implicational scaling: Form J -- App. M. Implicational scaling based on best fit: Form P -- App. N. Implicational scaling based on best fit: Form Q -- App. O. Implicational scaling based on best fit: Form J -- App. P. Implicational scaling based on revised test: Form P -- App. Q. Implicational scaling based on revised test: Form Q -- App. R. Implicational scaling based on revised test: Form J ER -