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Kim, Ahyoung Alicia; Yumsek, Meltem; Kemp, Jason A.; Chapman, Mark; Cook, H. Gary – Language Testing, 2023
English learners (ELs) comprise approximately 10% of kindergarten to Grade 12 students in US public schools, with about 15% of ELs identified as having disabilities. English language proficiency (ELP) assessments must adhere to universal design principles and incorporate universal tools, designed to increase accessibility for all ELs, including…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Students with Disabilities
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Solano-Flores, Guillermo; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Chía, Magda; Kachchaf, Rachel – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
We examined semiotic exchangeability in pop-up glossary translations and illustrations used as supports for second language learners (SLLs) in computer-administered mathematics tests. In a sample of 516 mathematics items, Grades 3-8 and 11, from a large-scale assessment program in the US, test developers identified terms that could be translated…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Testing Accommodations, Test Items, Semiotics
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Miao Li; Yueming Xi; Esther Geva; Rong Yan; Wei Zhao – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
It has been suggested that the reading acceleration program (RAP) (Breznitz et al. in Nature Communications 4: 1486, 2013), in which participants are forced to read at a rate faster than their normal reading fluency rate, improves reading fluency and comprehension in alphabetic languages. However, its effectiveness has never been examined in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Angxuan Chen; Yuyue Zhang; Jiyou Jia; Min Liang; Yingying Cha; Cher Ping Lim – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2025
Background: Language assessment plays a pivotal role in language education, serving as a bridge between students' understanding and educators' instructional approaches. Recently, advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have introduced transformative possibilities for automating and personalising language assessments. Objectives:…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests
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Oh, Julie H. J.; Basma, Badriah; Bertone, Armando; Luk, Gigi – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2023
Learning to read marks an important milestone in children. Extensive research with monolingual and bilingual children has demonstrated that language comprehension (LC) forms fundamental building blocks for reading comprehension (RC). However, mixed findings are reported among studies that compare readings skills in children with and without…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Language Tests
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Reuben Vyn – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
In recent years, the use of external proficiency-based tests to measure learners' language ability has increased significantly, in part thanks to the Seal of Biliteracy movement. However, there exists very limited research investigating the influence of such tests and their subsequent outcomes data on teachers' practices. As such, this study…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Literacy, Bilingualism
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Barenberg, Jonathan; Berse, Timo; Reimann, Laura; Dutke, Stephan – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
The application of knowledge to new contexts (i.e., transfer) is a central aim of learning processes and has become a new focus of testing effect research. In a quasi-experimental design, we investigated the transfer of retrieval practice effects on English vocabulary learning on eighth-grade students (N = 182) by applying a typical testing effect…
Descriptors: Testing, Test Format, Transfer of Training, Recall (Psychology)
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Christensen, Laurene L.; Shyyan, Vitaliy V.; MacMillan, Fabiana – Language Testing, 2023
In order to make assessments as widely accessible as possible, including to young learners from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of individual needs and characteristics, some developers of standardized tests have resorted to offering accessibility tools (e.g., magnifying/zoom) and accommodations (e.g., extended response time) to test takers.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Siyuan Shao – SAGE Open, 2023
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, distance teaching brought on unforeseen challenges around the world, including classroom-based assessment practice. However, little attention has been paid to teachers' assessment practice and their identity as assessor in the new teaching situation. This study examines Chinese K-12 in-service EFL…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries
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Wudthayagorn, Jirada; Piamsai, Chatraporn; Thanompongchart, Phasphan – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2022
In Thailand, a series of policies have been implemented at all levels of Thai education. It is hoped that English language ability among Thai citizens will be improved. In primary education, following the English language education policy for primary school students introduced by the Office of Basic Education Commission (2016), English has been…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Rating Scales
Struck, Jason Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Millions of public-school students in the United States are identified as English language learners (ELLs), whose academic success is tied to their second language (L2) English education. Previous research in adult populations indicates that L2 proficiency is related to the contextual variable of the prevalence of one's first language (L1) among…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Gamze Sariyildiz Canli; I?smail Firat Altay – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
The present research reports the findings of the study that sought to examine the in-service training needs of in-service EFL teachers in the language testing and assessment field. With this aim, four domains of language testing and assessment field were identified which were classroom-focused LTA, knowledge of testing and assessment, purposes of…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lea Vergara Mendoza – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem is that translations of language in standardized mathematics tests are not provided, which reduces the achievement scores of native-Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) in Grades 4 and 8. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore teachers' perceptions of language translation for the National Assessment of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Translation, Scores
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Thorsen, Cecilia; Henry, Alastair; Cliffordson, Christina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
In the L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) motivation is conceptualized to be generated by discomfort associated with the learner's experience of a discrepancy between their current L2 self, and their ideal L2 self. However, in the L2MSS model, this discrepancy is not operationalized. A questionnaire containing measures of current L2 selves was…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Eberharter, Kathrin; Kormos, Judit; Guggenbichler, Elisa; Ebner, Viktoria S.; Suzuki, Shungo; Moser-Frötscher, Doris; Konrad, Eva; Kremmel, Benjamin – Language Testing, 2023
In online environments, listening involves being able to pause or replay the recording as needed. Previous research indicates that control over the listening input could improve the measurement accuracy of listening assessment. Self-pacing also supports the second language (L2) comprehension processes of test-takers with specific learning…
Descriptors: Literacy, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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