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Parkin, Jason R. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2019
Theories of reading and writing development suggest that the factor structure of achievement batteries could change across development. As a result, it is important to test achievement batteries for invariance across development. The purpose of these analyses is to determine whether the factor structure of reading, writing, and oral language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Reading Tests, Writing Tests, Language Tests
Chen, Ai-hua – English Language Teaching, 2022
This study examined the effects of integrating writing strategy training into EFL writing instruction on learners' strategy use and writing performance. Two classes of EFL adult learners participated in this study. The experimental group were instructed with the writing strategy training in their EFL writing class for 14 weeks, whereas the control…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Writing Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lee, Senyung; Lim, Gad S.; Basse, Rachel – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
This study investigated the extent to which an extended time limit in an argumentative writing test affects the quality of argumentation in L2 writing. Thirty-two adult ESL learners each wrote two essays on different prompts, one in 30 minutes and one in 45 minutes in a counter-balanced design. The 64 essays were analytically rated by four trained…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Adult Learning
Omid S. Kalantar – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
This study sought to identify the challenges and needs of TOEFL iBT candidates in achieving C1 level scores in the speaking and writing sections of the exam. To this end, the researcher employed a mixed-method approach to collect data from a population of 46 students, both male and female, between the ages of 22 and 30. The participants were…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Scores, Native Language, Grammar
New York State Education Department, 2024
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with NWEA for the development of the 2024 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2024 Grades 6 and 7 English Language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Language Arts, English Instruction
Schreurs, Sanne; Cleutjens, Kitty; Collares, Carlos F.; Cleland, Jennifer; oude Egbrink, Mirjam G. A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2020
Medical school selection is currently in the paradoxical situation in which selection tools may predict study outcomes, but which constructs are actually doing the predicting is unknown (the 'black box of selection'). Therefore, our research focused on those constructs, answering the question: do the internal structures of the tests in an…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Selection Criteria, College Admission, Prediction
Rogers, Christopher M.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Ressa, Virginia A.; Swadek, Ghada S. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2022
This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations. Previous reports by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) have covered research published since 1999. In this report, we summarize the research published in 2019. During 2019, 11 research studies were published on the topic of testing accommodations…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Testing Accommodations, Educational Research, Students with Disabilities
Weejeong Jeong – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study is an investigation of the effects of linguistic features on quality of second language (L2) writers' essays for writing course placement at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB), and by implication at other universities and colleges. This study addresses the following research questions: (1) To what extent do selected linguistic…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, College Students
Saleem, Ghazala T.; Gillen, Glen – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
Handwriting dysfunction can negatively impact a child's occupational performance. Data supporting handwriting interventions are limited, and a need exists for evidence-based handwriting interventions to enhance a child's functional performance and participation in meaningful occupations. This pilot study examined the relationship between the…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Tests, Occupational Therapy, Elementary School Students
Mike Miller – English Journal, 2018
Faced with standardized writing tests, students must write on demand to prompts they haven't chosen. While students have little control over the prompts they must answer or the time and space limitations in which they must answer them, students and teachers have opportunities for meaningful resistance to standardized writing tests in reconsidering…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Writing Tests, Writing (Composition), Creative Writing
Patsawut Sukserm; Punchalee Wasanasomsithi – rEFLections, 2023
Writing is one of the most crucial skills for EFL students and also one of the most difficult to acquire. Many students face difficulties when it comes to writing in English. To address this challenge, this study examined whether or not combining inquiry-based learning with visual literacy could enhance EFL students' writing proficiency in four…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing Ability, Active Learning
Tuc C. Chau – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of the current dissertation is to map the relationships between first language (L1), writing quality, and syntactic complexity, accuracy, lexical complexity, and fluency (CALF) in second language (L2) writing. CALF are characteristics of language production that have been of significant interest in L2 writing research for the past few…
Descriptors: Correlation, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Liao, Xian; Zhu, Xinhua; Cheong, Choo Mui – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Integrated writing is increasingly used in language assessment programmes. As a hybrid task, it requires students to coordinate different language skills, i.e. listening, reading and writing, to retrieve information from multiple sources, and compose an essay for a specific purpose. Tapping into the varied skills that contribute to successful…
Descriptors: Chinese, Writing Skills, Task Analysis, Language Proficiency
Lamprianou, Iasonas; Tsagari, Dina; Kyriakou, Nansia – Language Testing, 2021
This longitudinal study (2002-2014) investigates the stability of rating characteristics of a large group of raters over time in the context of the writing paper of a national high-stakes examination. The study uses one measure of rater severity and two measures of rater consistency. The results suggest that the rating characteristics of…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Evaluators, High Stakes Tests, Writing Evaluation
Potter, Andrew; Wilson, Joshua – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) provides automatic writing feedback and scoring to support student writing and revising. The purpose of the present study was to analyze a statewide implementation of an AWE software (n = 114,582) in grades 4-11. The goals of the study were to evaluate: (1) to what extent AWE features were used; (2) if equity and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Scoring