ERIC Number: EJ1412298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0125-2488
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Duolingo English Test: An Alternative Online English Proficiency Test
Heng Lu
PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, v66 spec iss p202-211 2023
The test view is on the Duolingo English Test (DET), an alternative online English proficiency test with a machine-driven characteristic. The review covers essential information of the DET such as test purpose, usage, score-mapping with CEFR scale, price, and publisher. Meanwhile, the test usefulness is discussed with focuses on reliability, content validity, and impact. Both good points and weaknesses are illustrated. Furthermore, the view tries to criticize the AI algorithm issues in test content and score rating.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Proficiency, Test Reliability, Content Validity, Rating Scales, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Scoring, Test Content, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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