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Peer reviewedConnor, Ulla; Raimes, Ann – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
Connor comments on Raimes' research on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) essay component, the Test of Written English (TWE), and the practices of the Educational Testing Service. Raimes' response is directed toward the TWE research agenda. (five references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Essays, Language Research, Language Tests
Peer reviewedDrain, Susan; Manos, Kenna – English Quarterly, 1986
Reviews a writing abilities competency test based on samples of essay writing. A copy of the test is appended. (NKA)
Descriptors: Essays, Higher Education, Language Tests, Test Construction
Peer reviewedTraugott, Elizabeth Closs; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
Two members and a former member of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Policy Council respond to Raimes' concerns about the TOEFL Test of Written English, particularly regarding the Educational Testing Service's research agenda and its effect on English-as-a-Second-Language instruction and graduate school admission. (17 references)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Equal Education, Essays, Graduate Study
Download full textStansfield, Charles W.; Ross, Jacqueline – 1988
An overview of the research needed on the new Test of Written English (TWE), a section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), looks at research needs in the areas of test validity, test reliability, topic development, and equating. Suggested topics for study include: the uniqueness of the construct measured by the test, in…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, English (Second Language), Essays, Language Tests
Willinsky, John; Bobie, Allen – 1986
Statewide competency testing as a high school graduation requirement represents a threat to those who encourage broad notions of reading and writing, even when a number of testing innovations in reading and writing mean a step forward in education. In Alberta, Canada, the English exam comes in a non-academic and an academic version, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English Curriculum, Essays, Foreign Countries
