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Yu-Tzu Chang; Ann Tai Choe; Daniel Holden; Daniel R. Isbell – Language Testing, 2024
In this Brief Report, we describe an evaluation of and revisions to a rubric adapted from the Jacobs et al.'s (1981) ESL COMPOSITION PROFILE, with four rubric categories and 20-point rating scales, in the context of an intensive English program writing placement test. Analysis of 4 years of rating data (2016-2021, including 434 essays) using…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Brown, James Dean – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2008
In keeping with the theme of the International Language Testing Association/Language Testing Research Colloquium Conference in 2008, "Focusing on the Core: Justifying the Use of Language Assessments to Stakeholders," I define "stakeholder-friendly tests," "defensible testing," and "testing-context analysis."…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Curriculum Development, Testing, Language Tests