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Yang, Yanfeng; Qian, David D. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study used computerized dynamic assessment (CDA) as a teaching and assessment method to promote Chinese EFL learners' reading comprehension, with a quasi-experimental design in which the control and experimental groups were each given three tests but in different formats. Each test consisted of multiple choice questions (MCQs) selected from…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Computer Assisted Testing
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Halenko, Nicola; Jones, Christian; Davies, Laura; Davies, Joseph – Intercultural Communication Education, 2019
This paper documents a cross-sectional look at L1 transfer and L2 contact for learners of English in a UK study abroad (SA) context. The study employed an instructional experimental design over a 6- month period with 34 Chinese students assigned to either an explicitly instructed group or a control group receiving no instruction. Instruction took…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Study Abroad, Transfer of Training, English (Second Language)
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Ling, Guangming; Powers, Donald E.; Adler, Rachel M. – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
One fundamental way to determine the validity of standardized English-language test scores is to investigate the extent to which they reflect anticipated learning effects in different English-language programs. In this study, we investigated the extent to which the "TOEFL iBT"® practice test reflects the learning effects of students at…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Computer Assisted Testing