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Zari Saeedi; Zia Tajeddin; Fereshteh Tadayon – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
This research paper delved into the critical issue of applying English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) assessment principles in local English language tests used for non-native English speakers in Iranian language institutes. A qualitative content analysis was made on 60 local tests, dissecting them into domains, dimensions, and rating rubrics to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Coker, David L., Jr.; Ritchey, Kristen D. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
Early identification of students at risk for writing disabilities is an important step in improving writing performance. Kindergarten students (n = 84) were administered a set of researcher-developed writing tasks (letter writing, sound spelling, word spelling, and sentence writing) and school-administered reading tasks ("Dynamic Indicators…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Identification, At Risk Students, Writing Difficulties
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Shahar-Yames, Daphna; Prior, Anat – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
We examined reading proficiency, focusing on fluency, in 56 Russian-speaking language minority (LM) students and 56 native Hebrew-speaking (NH) peers. Fifth-grade students completed measures of Hebrew reading accuracy and fluency from word to text level as well as phonological awareness (PA), RAN and vocabulary. LM students read single words less…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Language Minorities