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Stansfield, Charles W.; Kenyon, Dorry Mann – System, 1992
Reviews research that sheds light on the comparability of Oral Proficiency Interview and the Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview. Suggestions are provided for further research. (16 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests

Orr, Michael – System, 2002
Reports research using oral examiner verbal reports that attempts to gain insights into the rating process in the Cambridge First Certificate in English Speaking Test. Raters' verbal reports of the decision-making process were analyzed and heeded aspects of the test performances were identified, with a view to better understanding how test scores…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Examiners, Language Tests, Oral Language

Jamieson, Joan; And Others – System, 1993
The value of open-ended responses for computer-assisted-language-learning lessons and language tests is asserted. Results from a study in which students' notes and recall protocols of computerized reading passages were scored by both people and computers indicate that computer programs can score reliably with people, and in less time. (45…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests, Reading Comprehension

Al-Musawi, N. M.; Al-Ansari, S. H. – System, 1999
This study examined multivariate relationships of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the First Certificate of English (FCE) and determined whether students' total score on the TOEFL or their overall score on the FCE tends to be a better predictor of success in university as measured by overall grade-point average (GPA). Subjects…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

Reed, Daniel J. – System, 1992
Presents data from validation study of American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency (OPI). Distinctness of OPI ratings from scores generated by Test of English as a Foreign Language and one other examination is assessed on basis of comparisons among 70 sets of scores from students of English as Second Language who…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, English (Second Language), Higher Education

Hellekant, Jan – System, 1994
Gender differences in English proficiency as a function of testing method were examined by comparing the scores of a representative sample of Swedish secondary school students who took the national English test. It found that boys performed better than girls on the multiple-choice part, whereas girls did better on the free-response part that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency