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Direct linkGong, Kaixuan – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023
The extensive use of automated speech scoring in large-scale speaking assessment can be revolutionary not only to test design and rating, but also to the learning and instruction of speaking based on how students and teachers perceive and react to this technology. However, its washback remained underexplored. This mixed-method study aimed to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Automation
Download full textLi, Jiuliang – Language Education & Assessment, 2021
This study examined the perceived effects of test preparation for College English Test Band 4 (CET4) on development of language ability and test performance, which has not received sufficient attention previously. A total of 79 undergraduate students from two classes in a Chinese university participated in the study. At the end of the CET4…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Matoush, Marylou M.; Fu, Danling – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2012
Tests of English language mark significantly high thresholds for all college-bound students in the People's Republic of China. Many Chinese students hope to seek their fortunes at universities in the United States, or other English speaking countries. These students spend long hours, year after year, in test-preparation centres in order to develop…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Test Preparation
Xie, Qin – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2013
This article reports an empirical study that examined the pattern of test preparation for College English Test Band 4 (CET4) and the differential effects of test preparation practices on its scores, thereby drawing implications for CET4 score validity. Data collection involved 1,003 test takers of CET4. A pretest was administered at the beginning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College English, Language Tests
Liu, Ou Lydia – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
This study investigates the relationship between test preparation and test performance on the "TOEFL iBT"® exam. Information on background variables and test preparation strategies was gathered from 14,593 respondents in China through an online survey. A Chinese standardized English test was used as a control for prior English ability.…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Test Preparation, Language Tests, College Entrance Examinations
