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Peer reviewedDeVincenzi, Felicia – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
Argues that teachers need to become "informed consumers" of standardized tests in order to influence decisions about test use and about ways to help students perform at their best. Six strategies for considering the content of a test form are presented. (LR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Guidelines
Direct linkCoffin, Caroline – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2004
Non native speakers of English wishing to study at tertiary level in English speaking countries are increasingly required to prove their English language competence by taking an internationally recognised test such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS). This article…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Persuasive Discourse, Essays, English for Academic Purposes
Download full textDuran, Richard P.; And Others – 1985
The content characteristics of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) are examined from a communicative viewpoint, based on current theory in applied linguistics and language proficiency assessment. The study employed a four-part operational framework. The first component analyzed the communicative characteristics of a language…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Communicative Competence (Languages), Content Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests
