Bernhard Schieber

CEFR Labels as Automatic Test Equivalence

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Two assessments reporting the same CEFR level are not automatically equivalent. Their tasks, standards, skills, and evidence may differ. Examine the provider’s justification for the level claim and preserve version information; the Council of Europe does not certify every advertised link to the framework.

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Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.

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