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Investigating the Factor Structure of the Test of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) and Its Relation to Test Takers' Perceived Test Task Value
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Nakamura, Keita – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Background: This study investigated the scoring and criterion-related validity of the TEAP, a newly developed Test of English for Academic Purposes. In this study, scoring validity was examined by investigating the factor structure, while criterion-related validity was examined by first investigating the longitudinal change of test takers'…
Descriptors: Test Validity, English for Academic Purposes, Language Tests, Scoring
Raters' Perceptions of Rating Scales Criteria and Its Effect on the Process and Outcome of Their Rating
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Heidari, Nasim; Ghanbari, Nasim; Abbasi, Abbas – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
It is widely believed that human rating performance is influenced by an array of different factors. Among these, rater-related variables such as experience, language background, perceptions, and attitudes have been mentioned. One of the important rater-related factors is the way the raters interact with the rating scales. In particular, how raters…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Rating Scales, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
To Be with Artificial Intelligence in Oral Test or Not to Be: A Probe into the Traces of Success in Speaking Skill, Psychological Well-Being, Autonomy, and Academic Buoyancy
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Biju Theruvil Sayed; Zein Bassam Bani Younes; Ahmad Alkhayyat; Iroda Adhamova; Habesha Teferi – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
There has been a surge in employing artificial intelligence (AI) in all areas of language pedagogy, not the least among them language testing and assessment. This study investigated the effects of AI-powered tools on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' speaking skills, psychological well-being, autonomy, and academic buoyancy. Using a…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Language Tests, Success, Speech Skills
Rater Attitude towards Emerging Varieties of English: A New Rater Effect?
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Hsu, Tammy Huei-Lien – Language Testing in Asia, 2019
Background: A strong interest in researching World Englishes (WE) in relation to language assessment has become an emerging theme in language assessment studies over the past two decades. While research on WE has highlighted the status, function, and legitimacy of varieties of English language, it remains unclear how raters respond to the results…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
An Enduring Lens for a Continuing Problem: Close Analysis of Conceptually Scored "Cloze" Items
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O'Toole, John M.; Cheng, Junyu; O'Toole, Gjyn – Language Testing in Asia, 2015
This paper provides an example of close analysis of student attempts to fill the gaps that comprise a "cloze" test. Such analysis may assist diagnosis of the difficulties that groups of students experience with specific text in particular contexts and illustrate the impact of those difficulties. The paper briefly touches on the…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Tests, Undergraduate Students, Scoring
An Analysis of Writer's Performance, Resources, and Idea Generation Processes: The Case of Filipino Engineering Students
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Gustilo, Leah E. – Language Testing in Asia, 2013
The purpose of the pilot study, which is a part of a larger project on ESL writing involving freshmen college students in the Philippines, is to explore the relationship between writer's performance, writer's resources, and writer's idea generation process. To measure the writer's performance, diagnostic essays of 85 Filipino freshmen engineering…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Engineering Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning