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McLeod, Melissa; Cheng, Liying – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
The Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP) Test was designed for immigration and citizenship in Canada. CELPIP is a computer-based English-language proficiency test which covers all four skills. This test review provides a description of the test and its construct, tasks, and delivery. Then, it appraises CELPIP for…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Peng, Yue; Yan, Wei; Cheng, Liying – Language Testing, 2021
This test review focuses on the current version (2009) of [Chinese characters omitted] (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi), literally translated as the Chinese Language Proficiency Test and abbreviated as HSK. Tailored to non-native speakers of the Chinese language, this test consists of six proficiency levels (Levels 1 and 2 as beginners, Levels 3 and 4 as…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Chinese, Decision Making
Zheng, Ying; Cheng, Liying; Klinger, Don A. – TESL Canada Journal, 2007
Large scale testing in English affects second-language students not only greatly but also differently than first-language learners. The research literature reports that confounding factors in such large-scale testing such as varying test formats may differentially affect the performance of students from diverse backgrounds. An investigation of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Format, Educational Testing