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Direct linkGiordano, Michael J. – Language Teaching Research, 2023
In this quasi-experimental study, the effects of lexical coverage through pseudo word manipulation in dialogue comprehension are investigated. Forty-four first-year students in a Japanese university listened to five dialogues at different lexical coverage levels: 98%, 95%, 90%, 85%, and 83%. The results of the comprehension tests confirm the…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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
Green, Anthony B.; Weir, Cyril J. – Language Testing, 2004
Studies of placement tests are typically narrowly concerned with their validation as instruments for the efficient grouping of students. They rarely explore the assumption that placement test content can be related to classroom tasks and so inform instructional decisions. This study focuses on a trial version of the Global Placement Test (GPT), a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Format, Instructional Materials, Inferences
Cheney, Lynne V. – Humanities, 1991
Proposes a system of achievement testing for all U.S. students rather than just those who are college bound. Criticizes present achievement testing as a patchwork system that fails to provide parents with information about how much their children are learning in comparison to others. Provides a sampling of national achievement test questions from…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
