Technical reports which address the validity and reliability of ACTFL assessments are prepared each time ACTFL submits its assessment for ACE Credit Review (Examination Evaluation). The following bibliography details the technical reports which have been authored since ACTFL’s first review in 2008. The most recent ACE evaluation of ACTFL language proficiency assessments took place in 2024.
ACE Review: Bibliography of Technical Reports
2024 ACE Review Period
OPI
- Massei, A. (2020). ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Part A: General Test Information (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPI/ACE/I—2020-002). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- HumRRO (Human Resources Research Organization). (2023). Examination Evaluation of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview® (OPI) in Mandarin Chinese, French, and Spanish for the ACE Review-Final Report. Alexandria, VA: HumRRO.
- ACTFL. (2023). Validity Evidence OPI. (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPI/ACE/I—2023-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
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OPIc
- Dhonau, S. (2020). ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview - Computer, Part A: General Test Information (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPIc/ACE/I—2020-002). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- HumRRO (Human Resources Research Organization). (2023). Examination Evaluation of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview- Computer® (OPIc) in Russian, Mandarin Chinese, and English for the ACE Review- Final Report. Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- ACTFL. (2020). Validity Evidence OPIc. (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPIc/ACE/I—2020-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
WPT
- Lin, N. (2020). ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test, Part A: General Test Information (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/WPT/ACE/I—2020-002). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- HumRRO (Human Resources Research Organization). (2023). Examination Evaluation of the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test® (WPT) in Mandarin Chinese, English, and Spanish for the ACE Review- Final Report. Alexandria, VA: HumRRO.
- ACTFL. (2023). Validity Evidence WPT. (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/WPT/ACE/I—2023-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
LPT
- Tschirner, E. (2023a). Assessing Evidence of Validity and Reliability of the ACTFL Listening Proficiency Test (LPT). (Report No. 2023/2-PUB-2). Tarrytown, NY: Language Research and Development, Inc.
RPT
- Tschirner, E. (2023b). Assessing Evidence of Validity and Reliability of the ACTFL Reading Proficiency Test (RPT). (Report No. 2023/2-PUB-1). Tarrytown, NY: Language Research and Development, Inc.
2020 ACE Review Period
OPI
- Massei, A. (2020). ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Part A: General Test Information (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPI/ACE/I—2020-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- Alpine Testing Solutions. (2020a). Examination of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview® (OPI) in Korean, French, and Mandarin for the ACE Review - Part B: Statistical Analysis & Evidence of Validity. Orem, UT: Alpine Testing Solutions.
OPIc
- Dhonau, S. (2020). ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview - Computer, Part A: General Test Information (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPIc/ACE/I—2020-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- Alpine Testing Solutions. (2020b). Examination of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview - Computer® (OPIc) in Arabic, English, and Spanish for the ACE Review - Part B: Statistical Analysis & Evidence of Validity. Orem, UT: Alpine Testing Solutions.
WPT
- Lin, N. (2020). ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test, Part A: General Test Information (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/WPT/ACE/I—2020-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
- Alpine Testing Solutions. (2020c). Examination of the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test® (WPT) in English, Russian, and Spanish for the ACE Review - Part B: Statistical Analysis & Evidence of Validity. Orem, UT: Alpine Testing Solutions.
LPT
- Tschirner, E. (2020a). Assessing evidence of validity and reliability of the ACTFL Listening Proficiency Test (LPT) (Report No. 2020/2-PUB-3). Leipzig: Language Research and Development, Inc.
RPT
- Tschirner, E. (2020b). Assessing evidence of validity and reliability of the ACTFL Reading Proficiency Test (RPT) (Report No. 2020/2-PUB-2). Leipzig: Language Research and Development, Inc.
2015 ACE Review Period
OPI
- Cubbellotti, S. & Cox, T. (2015). Examination evaluation of the ACTFL OPI® in French, Korean, Mandarin for the ACE Review (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPI/ACE/R—2015-001) Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
OPIc
- Cubbellotti, S. (2015a). Examination evaluation of the ACTFL OPIc® in Arabic, English, and Spanish for the ACE Review (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/OPIc/ACE/R—2015-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
WPT
- Cubbellotti, S. (2015b). Examination evaluation of the ACTFL WPT® in English, Russian, and Spanish for the ACE Review (ACTFL Publication No. AAR/WPT/ACE/R—2015-001). Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.
LPT
- Tschirner, E. (2015a). Assessing evidence of validity and reliability of the ACTFL Listening Proficiency Test (LPT) (Report No. 2015/3-PUB-2). Leipzig: Language Research and Development, Inc.
RPT
- Tschirner, E. (2015b). Assessing evidence of validity and reliability of the ACTFL Reading Proficiency Test (RPT) (Report No. 2015/3-PUB-1). Leipzig: Language Research and Development, Inc.
2012 ACE Review Period
OPI
- SWA Consulting. (2012a). Reliability study of the ACTFL OPI® in Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German, and English for the ACE Review (Report No. 2012020609). Raleigh: SWA Consulting.
OPIc
- SWA Consulting. (2012b). Reliability study of ACTFL OPIc® in Spanish, English, and Arabic for the ACE Review (Report No. 2012020610). Raleigh: SWA Consulting.
WPT
- SWA Consulting. (2012c). Reliability study of the ACTFL WPT® in Arabic, Russian, and Spanish for the ACE Review (Report No. 2012020611). Raleigh: SWA Consulting.
- Bärenfänger, O. & Tschirner, E. (2011). An extension of inquiry into reliability issues of the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) (Report No. 2011-US-PUB-1). Leipzig: Centre of Test Development and Research.
LPT
- Tschirner, E. & Bärenfänger, O. (2013a). Assessing evidence of validity of the ACTFL Listening Proficiency Test (LPT) (Report No. 2013-US-PUB-2). Leipzig: Institute for Test Research and Development.
RPT
- Tschirner, E. & Bärenfänger, O. (2013b). Assessing evidence of validity of the ACTFL Reading Proficiency Test (RPT) (Report No. 2013-US-PUB-1). Leipzig: Institute for Test Research and Development.
L&R CAT
- Tschirner, E. & Bärenfänger, O. (2013c). Validating the ACTFL Listening and Reading Proficiency Computer Adaptive Test (ACTFL L&R CAT) (Report No. 2013-US-PUB-4). Leipzig: Institute for Test Development and Research.
2008 ACE Review Period
OPI
- Surface, E. A. & Dierdorff, E. C. (2004). Reliability and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview: Reporting Indices of Interrater Consistency and Agreement for 19 languages. Foreign Languages Annals, 36 (4), 507-519.
OPIc
- Surface, E. A., Poncheri, R. M. & Bhavsar, K. S. (2008). Two studies investigating the reliability and validity of the English ACTFL OPIc with Korean test takers. Raleigh: SWA Consulting.
WPT
- SWA Consulting. (2004). Preliminary reliability and validity findings for the ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (Report No. 2004-C04-R01). Raleigh: SWA Consulting.
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