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Young Learners' Voices: Towards a Learner-Centered Approach to Understanding Language Assessment Literacy
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Butler, Yuko Goto; Peng, Xiaolin; Lee, Jiyoon – Language Testing, 2021
Language assessment literacy (LAL) has recently gained substantial attention among language educators and other stakeholders. However, existing models focus almost exclusively on teachers, test developers, and administrators, and lack students' perspectives in their conceptualizations. To address this gap, with this exploratory study we aimed to…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Language Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Exploring Which Test-Taker Characteristics Predict Young L2 Learners' Performance on Listening and Reading Comprehension Tests
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Sok, Sarah; Shin, Hye Won; Do, Juhyun – Language Testing, 2021
Test-taker characteristics (TTCs), or individual difference variables, are known to be a systematic source of variance in language test performance. Although previous research has documented the impact of a range of TTCs on second language (L2) learners' test performance, few of these studies have involved young learners. Given that young L2…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Reading Comprehension, Performance Factors, Elementary School Students
Testing Young Foreign Language Learners' Reading Comprehension: Exploring the Effects of Working Memory, Grade Level, and Reading Task
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Brunfaut, Tineke; Kormos, Judit; Michel, Marije; Ratajczak, Michael – Language Testing, 2021
Extensive research has demonstrated the impact of working memory (WM) on first language (L1) reading comprehension across age groups (Peng et al., 2018), and on foreign language (FL) reading comprehension of adults and older adolescents (Linck et al., 2014). Comparatively little is known about the effect of WM on young FL readers' comprehension,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Accuracy
Change in Home Language Environment and English Literacy Achievement over Time: A Multi-Group Latent Growth Curve Modeling Investigation
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Kim, Hyunah; Barron, Christine; Sinclair, Jeanne; Eunhee Jang, Eunice – Language Testing, 2020
In most studies investigating the educational outcomes of linguistically diverse students, variables that identify this population have been considered as static. In reality, owing to the dynamic nature of students and their families, students' home language environments change over time. This study aims to understand how elementary school…
Descriptors: Family Environment, English (Second Language), Literacy, Native Language
Do Decision Rules Matter? A Descriptive Study of English Language Proficiency Assessment Classifications for English-Language Learners and Native English Speakers in Fifth Grade
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Carroll, Patricia E.; Bailey, Alison L. – Language Testing, 2016
English language proficiency assessments (ELPA) are used in the United States to measure annually the English language progress and proficiency of English-language learners (ELLs), a subgroup of language minority students who receive language acquisition support mandated and largely funded by Title III (NCLB, 2001). ELPA proficient and…
Descriptors: Classification, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
How Do Young Students with Different Profiles of Reading Skill Mastery, Perceived Ability, and Goal Orientation Respond to Holistic Diagnostic Feedback?
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Jang, Eunice Eunhee; Dunlop, Maggie; Park, Gina; van der Boom, Edith H. – Language Testing, 2015
One critical issue with cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) lies in its lack of research evidence that shows how diagnostic feedback from CDA is interpreted and used by young students. This mixed methods research examined how holistic diagnostic feedback (HDF) is processed by young learners with different profiles of reading skills, goal…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Mastery Learning, Reading Ability, Goal Orientation