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Becker, Anthony; Nekrasova-Beker, Tatiana; Petrashova, Tamara – TESL-EJ, 2017
This study was conducted at a large technical university in Russia, which offers English language courses to students majoring in nine different degree programs. Each degree program develops and delivers its own English language curriculum. While all degree programs followed the same curriculum development model to design language courses, each…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
Kumazawa, Takaaki – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Although classroom assessment is one of the most frequent practices carried out by teachers in all educational programs, limited research has been conducted to investigate the dependability and validity of criterion-referenced tests (CRTs). The main purpose of this study is to develop a criterion-referenced test for first-year Japanese university…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Test Construction, Test Validity, English (Second Language)
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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