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Download full textBudi Waluyo; Ali Zahabi; Luksika Ruangsung – rEFLections, 2024
The increasing popularity of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in non-native English-speaking countries has generated a demand for concrete examples in the creation of CEFR-based tests that assess the four main English skills. In response, this research endeavors to provide insight into the development and validation of a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Undergraduate Students, Language Skills
Adding Value to Second-Language Listening and Reading Subscores: Using a Score Augmentation Approach
Direct linkPapageorgiou, Spiros; Choi, Ikkyu – International Journal of Testing, 2018
This study examined whether reporting subscores for groups of items within a test section assessing a second-language modality (specifically reading or listening comprehension) added value from a measurement perspective to the information already provided by the section scores. We analyzed the responses of 116,489 test takers to reading and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Wei, Youhua; Low, Albert – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
In most large-scale programs of tests that aid in making high-stakes decisions, such as the "TOEIC"® family of products and service, it is not unusual for a significant portion of test takers to retake the test at multiple times.The study reported here used multilevel growth modeling to explore the score change patterns of nearly 20,000…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Scores
Strong, Gregory – Thought Currents in English Literature, 1995
This paper traces developments in educational psychology and measurement that led to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and the application of educational measurement terms such as validity and reliability to testing. Use of a table of specifications for planning…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
