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Direct linkDavid Allen; Rie Koizumi – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
"The English Speaking Achievement Test for Japanese Junior High School Students" (ESAT-J) was introduced to contribute to levelling up public English education in Tokyo in 2022. Critics, however, have made claims in the mass media against the use of the test and stakeholder groups have called for its cancellation. This paper presents an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
Koizumi, Rie – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2022
In Japanese secondary schools, speaking assessment in English classrooms is designed, conducted, and scored by teachers. Although the assessment is intended to be used for summative and formative purposes, it is not regularly or adequately practiced. This paper reports the problems (i.e., lack of continuous speaking assessment, limited speaking…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
Download full textGunes, Sevim – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
This study aims to reveal students' perceptions about the Foreign (English) Language Test implemented as a component of University Entrance Exam. There were two groups as the participants of the study: the first group included pre-service English teachers studying in the English language teaching (ELT) Department and the second group consisted of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Shneyderman, Aleksandr – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2017
The goal of this Research Brief is to identify schools in which English Language Learners (ELLs) exhibit high growth in English language acquisition. In 2015-2016, a new English Language Proficiency test, known as Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-toState for English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELLs) was used for the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
Chong, Sin Wang, Ed.; Reinders, Hayo, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2023
This edited book documents practices of learning-oriented language assessment through practitioner research and research syntheses. Learning-oriented language assessment refers to language assessment strategies that capitalise on learner differences and their relationships with the learning environments. In other words, learners are placed at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Centered Learning
Baron, Patricia A.; Papageorgiou, Spiros – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
The purpose of this study was to collect recommendations for minimum score requirements (cut scores) on the "TOEFL Junior"® English language proficiency test in order to guide decisions on the placement of learners into English as a second language (ESL) support classes. The TOEFL Junior test, intended primarily for students ages 11 and…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Scores, Cutting Scores, Language Tests
Gonzalez, Paul F.; Ochoa, Cesar A.; Cabrera, Paola A.; Castillo, Luz M.; Quinonez, Ana L.; Solano, Lida M.; Espinosa, Franklin O.; Ulehlova, Eva; Arias, Maria O. – English Language Teaching, 2015
Research on teaching listening and speaking skills has been conducted at many levels. The purpose of this study was to analyze the current implementation of classroom and extracurricular activities, as well as the use of educational resources for teaching both skills in public senior high schools in the Amazon region of Ecuador, particularly in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Listening Skills
Baïdak, Nathalie; De Coster, Isabelle; Petit, Marta Crespo – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2015
The main objective of this report is to provide a clear understanding of the current national testing regimes for languages in European countries. National tests are defined as standardised tests/examinations set by central/top level public authorities and carried out under their responsibility. All languages are considered except the languages of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Kuen, Yoong Li; Embi, Mohamed Amin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2012
The main objective of the study was to examine the English language learning strategies (LLS) used by Lower Six students in secondary schools who are sitting for their MUET test. It analyzed the language learning strategies that students use in order to prepare for the MUET test. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire with 300 students.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Secondary School Students
