Abstract
This paper aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the National English Language Exam (NELE) in Jordan for postgraduate studies. According to reviewing the most related studies using the review method, it was found that the NELE is valid and reliable depending on the evaluation of the Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA) in Jordan. However, it was indicated that no studies discussed the validity and reliability of the NELE in Jordan. Otherwise, few studies evaluated the English language courses like Action Pack and Petra used by the Ministry of Education in Jordan to teach English as a foreign language. These studies found that these courses are valid and reliable. As well as, it was concluded that an enormous shortage in the literature that discussed the validity and reliability of the NELE in more depth and details. Therefore, this paper recommends more studies to evaluation the reliability and validity of the NELE in Jordan.
Highlights
Through increasing demands on professional people to work and make significant changes in the work environment, higher education becomes one of the most important job requirements in international work and jobs
It was found that the Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA) in Jordan is responsible for assuring the validity of the National English Language Exam (NELE)
There is an English course conducted in all Jordan universities for those who failed in the NELE, and these types of courses are valid in Jordan
Summary
Through increasing demands on professional people to work and make significant changes in the work environment, higher education becomes one of the most important job requirements in international work and jobs. The specialist, who must write the questions of this exam, should take into consideration the validity and reliability of this exam They should assure that this exam evaluates and measures effectively English proficiency among graduate students. Knowing that these students would study any specialization subject in the English language at the university, it is significant to have a high skill in the English language. This rule was set by the Higher Education Council on May 29, 2015, for the 7th session It stated that if a graduate student fails three times and gets above 40% grade in the NELE, they can take an English course before starting their postgraduate studies. Graduate students must retest the NELE or equivalence to get the pass mark before they start their postgraduate studies (Alkhawaldeh 2017)
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