Leijn Melse

List of John Benjamins publications in which Leijn Melse is involved.

Articles

Melse, Leijn 1997 Changing Target — Changing Tests Perspectives on Foreign Language Policy: Studies in honor of Theo van Els, Bongaerts, Theo and Kees de Bot (eds.), pp. 55–78 | Article

Melse, Leijn 1991 Een Poging tot Beperking van Subjectiviteit bij de Beoordeling van Schrijfvaardigheid mvt Schrijven in moedertaal en vreemde taal, pp. 47–55 | Article

Test results should be determined as little as possible by chance factors. Such factors harm the reliability of results. In testing writing proficiency open-ended tasks may involve a variety of chance factors affecting assessment a.o. It is well-known that when a number of teachers rate the same… read more

Melse, Leijn 1988 Toetsing Tekstbegrip Moderne Vreemde Talen Door Middel Van Een Samenvattingsopdracht Taaltoetsen, pp. 172–181 | Article

Can reading comprehension be measured in a valid way by having pupils, at the higher levels of secondary education, write a précis? An attempt to answer this question was made with respect to German and French texts. An advantage of setting a précis is that it does without comprehension questions.… read more