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An Investigation of Content Validity in O-NET (English Subject) for the Upper Secondary Level (Matthayom 6) |
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| Creator | Nelobol Nipakornkitti |
| Title | An Investigation of Content Validity in O-NET (English Subject) for the Upper Secondary Level (Matthayom 6) |
| Contributor | Dumrong Adunyarittigun |
| Publisher | คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | วารสารศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ |
| Journal Vol. | 18 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 56-75 |
| Keyword | O-NET test, standardized test, high-stakes test, content validity, test-curriculum, alignment |
| URL Website | https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/liberalarts/ |
| Website title | วารสารศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ |
| ISSN | 2672-9814 |
| Abstract | The O-NET (Ordinary National Educational Test) for the upper secondary level (Matthayom 6) plays the role of accountability as well as gatekeeping in the Thai educational system. It has been used to hold schools accountable, and to be one of the criteria to determine students who are qualified for admission to universities. The results of the test have a great impact on stakeholders and especially on Thai students. Therefore, the O-NET test must be rigorously aligned with the Basic Education Core Curriculum in order to ensure a high degree of test validity. However, little is known about the validity of the test. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate content validity of the O-NET tests in the subject of English for the upper secondary level by using the test-curriculum alignment method. The test samples used in this study were the 2009 and 2010 O-NET tests. Five participants were purposively selected to match the O-NET test items with the Basic Education Core Curriculum. The results demonstrated that the O-NET test items were partially aligned with the national curriculum. The alignment between the test items and the national curriculum as well as the distribution of the test items on the curriculum domains are discussed. |
