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Language Testing Courses: What Are They in 2007?
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Brown, James Dean; Bailey, Kathleen M. – Language Testing, 2008
In 1996, we published an article that investigated the characteristics of basic language testing courses in terms of the instructors, course characteristics, and students. The present study is designed to describe the same characteristics of basic language testing courses in 2007 and to examine how such courses have changed since 1996. To those…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Language Proficiency, Testing, Language Tests
Testing-Context Analysis: Assessment Is Just Another Part of Language Curriculum Development
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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
Short-Cut Estimators of Criterion-Referenced Test Consistency.
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Brown, James Dean – Language Testing, 1990
Presents simplified methods for deriving estimates of the consistency of criterion-referenced, English-as-a-Second-Language tests, including (1) the threshold loss agreement approach using agreement or kappa coefficients, (2) the squared-error loss agreement approach using the phi(lambda) dependability approach, and (3) the domain score…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
The Relative Importance of Persons, Items, Subtests, and Languages to TOEFL Test Variance.
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Brown, James Dean – Language Testing, 1999
Explored the relative contributions to Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score dependability of various numbers of persons, items, subtests, languages, and their various interactions. Sampled 15,000 test takers, 1000 each from 15 different language backgrounds. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics
Comments on James D. Brown and Thom Hudson's "The Alternatives in Language Assessment."
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Bruton, Anthony; Brown, James Dean; Hudson, Thom – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Anthony Bruton comments on Brown and Hudson's article "The Alternatives in Language Assessment," (v32 n4 Win 1998). Raises questions about some of their definitions and categories and suggests additional items that need to be considered by test takers. Brown and Hudson reply with clarifications of terms and definition of the scope of their paper.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Tests
Computers in Language Testing: Present Research and Some Future Directions.
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Brown, James Dean – Language Learning & Technology, 1997
Explores recent developments in the use of computers in language testing in four areas: (1) item banking; (2) computer-assisted language testing; (3) computerized-adaptive language testing; and (4) research on the effectiveness of computers in language testing. Examines educational measurement literature in an attempt to forecast the directions…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Research, Language Tests
On JALT 95: Curriculum and Evaluation. Proceedings of the JALT International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (22nd, Nagoya, Japan, November 1995). Section Seven: Testing and Evaluation.
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Brown, James Dean; And Others – 1996
This section contains conference papers on testing and evaluation in second language teaching. They include: "English Language Entrance Examinations in Japan: Problems and Solutions" (James Dean Brown); "Reliability and a Learner Style Questionnaire" (Dale T. Griffee); "Does It Work?" Evaluating Language Learning Tasks" (Rod Ellis); "Communicative…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations, Communicative Competence (Languages)