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Direct linkAllen, David; Nakamura, Keita – Language Testing, 2023
Although there is abundant evidence for the use of first-language (L1) knowledge by bilinguals when using a second language (L2), investigation into the impact of L1 knowledge in large-scale L2 language assessments and discussion of how such impact may be controlled has received little attention in the language assessment literature. This study…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language)
McLean, Stuart; Stewart, Jeffrey; Batty, Aaron Olaf – Language Testing, 2020
Vocabulary's relationship to reading proficiency is frequently cited as a justification for the assessment of L2 written receptive vocabulary knowledge. However, to date, there has been relatively little research regarding which modalities of vocabulary knowledge have the strongest correlations to reading proficiency, and observed differences have…
Descriptors: Prediction, Reading Tests, Language Proficiency, Test Items
Download full textYamamoto, Kentaro; He, Qiwei; Shin, Hyo Jeong; von Davier, Mattias – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
Approximately a third of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) items in the core domains (math, reading, and science) are constructed-response items and require human coding (scoring). This process is time-consuming, expensive, and prone to error as often (a) humans code inconsistently, and (b) coding reliability in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
McQuillan, Mark; Phelps, Richard P.; Stotsky, Sandra – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2015
In July 2010, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted to adopt Common Core's standards in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in place of the state's own standards in these two subjects. The vote was based largely on recommendations by Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester and then Secretary of…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Writing Tests, Achievement Tests, Common Core State Standards
Sato, Takanori; Ikeda, Naoki – Language Testing in Asia, 2015
Background: High-stakes tests have an immense washback effect on what students learn and affect the content of student learning. However, if students fail to recognize the abilities that the test developers intend to measure, they are less likely to learn what the test developers wish them to learn. This study aims to investigate test-taker…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Testing Problems, Test Items, College Students
Shizuka, Tetsuhito; Takeuchi, Osamu; Yashima, Tomoko; Yoshizawa, Kiyomi – Language Testing, 2006
The present study investigated the effects of reducing the number of options per item on psychometric characteristics of a Japanese EFL university entrance examination. A four-option multiple-choice reading test used for entrance screening at a university in Japan was later converted to a three-option version by eliminating the least frequently…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Reading Tests, English (Second Language)
Strong, Gregory – Thought Currents in English Literature, 1995
This paper traces developments in educational psychology and measurement that led to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and the application of educational measurement terms such as validity and reliability to testing. Use of a table of specifications for planning…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
