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Direct linkSawaki, Yasuyo; Koizumi, Rie – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
This small-scale qualitative study considers feedback and results reported for two major large-scale English language tests administered in Japan: the Global Test of English Communication for Students (GTECfS) and the Eiken Test in Practical English Proficiency (Eiken). Specifically, it examines current score-reporting practices in student and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Qualitative Research
In'nami, Yo; Koizumi, Rie – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
Despite the wide use of language tests as a basis for awarding English language course credits at Japanese universities, little has been published about how universities set policies on awarding credits according to external test scores. To narrow this gap, the characteristics of such policies were investigated in relation to the EIKEN Test in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Koizumi, Rie; In'nami, Yo; Asano, Keiko; Agawa, Toshie – Language Testing in Asia, 2016
Background: While numerous articles on Criterion® have been published and its validity evidence has accumulated, test users need to obtain relevant validity evidence for their local context and develop their own validity argument. This paper aims to provide validity evidence for the interpretation and use of Criterion® for assessing second…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, College Students, Correlation, Second Language Learning
In'nami, Yo; Koizumi, Rie – Language Testing, 2012
This study examined the factor structure of the listening and reading sections of the revised Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC[R]) test. The data from the TOEIC IP (institutional program) test taken by 569 English learners were randomly split into two samples (n = 285 vs. 284). Four models (higher-order, correlated,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Second Language Learning, Factor Structure, Measurement
Koizumi, Rie; Sakai, Hideki; Ido, Takahiro; Ota, Hiroshi; Hayama, Megumi; Sato, Masatoshi; Nemoto, Akiko – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2011
This article reports on the development and validation of the English Diagnostic Test of Grammar (EDiT Grammar) for Japanese learners of English. From among the many aspects of grammar, this test focuses on the knowledge of basic English noun phrases (NPs), especially their internal structures, because previous research has indicated the…
Descriptors: Nouns, Diagnostic Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
