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Download full textRafatbakhsh, Elaheh; Ahmadi, Alireza – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2022
The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the vocabulary subsection of a high-stakes university entrance exam for Ph.D. programs using the argument-based approach. All the three different versions of the test administered in a period of five years and the responses of 12,500 test-takers were studied. The study focused on four…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, College Entrance Examinations, Doctoral Programs, Test Validity
Direct linkZare, Mohammad; Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh; Sadighi, Firooz; Rassaei, Ehsan – Cogent Education, 2021
The current study focused mainly on the role of the linguistic complexity of IELTS writing Task 2. In other words, it investigated the differential effects of two interrelated linguistic complexities of writing Task 2 on the three levels of discourse representation and what IELTS candidates perceived through analyzing IELTS writing topics both at…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Writing Tests
Khoshdel, Fahimeh; Baghaei, Purya; Bemani, Purya; Bemani, Masoumeh – International Journal of Language Testing, 2016
In this paper we tried to demonstrate the validity of C-Test using construct identification approach. In this approach to construct validation the factors which contribute to item difficulty are identified. The assumption is that the factors which make items difficult are actually the construct underlying the test. For the purposes of this study,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Difficulty Level, Test Validity, Cloze Procedure
Darabi Bazvand, Ali – Cogent Education, 2019
The present study examined the effect of L1 domain-relevant knowledge on L2 reading comprehension texts among student teachers of ELT (N = 90), drawn from a population of 270 student teachers studying at an undergraduate program in some state universities in Iran. A proficiency test was applied to control language proficiency of students. Among…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Jandaghi, Gholamreza – Educational Research and Reviews, 2010
The purpose of the research is to determine high school teachers' skill rate in designing exam questions in physics subject. The statistical population was all of physics exam shits for two semesters in one school year from which a sample of 364 exam shits was drawn using multistage cluster sampling. Two experts assessed the shits and by using…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Difficulty Level, Physics
Jandaghi, Gholamreza; Shaterian, Fatemeh – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2008
The purpose of the research is to determine college Instructor's skill rate in designing exam questions in chemistry subject. The statistical population was all of chemistry exam sheets for two semesters in one academic year from which a sample of 364 exam sheets was drawn using multistage cluster sampling. Two experts assessed the sheets and by…
Descriptors: Teacher Made Tests, Science Tests, Chemistry, Test Reliability
