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Budi Waluyo; Ali Zahabi; Luksika Ruangsung – rEFLections, 2024
The increasing popularity of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in non-native English-speaking countries has generated a demand for concrete examples in the creation of CEFR-based tests that assess the four main English skills. In response, this research endeavors to provide insight into the development and validation of a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Undergraduate Students, Language Skills
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Sasima Charubusp; Orawan Wangsombat; Napatacha Sriwichai; Chanida Phongnapharuk – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2025
Washback refers to the impact of a test on instruction and learning, with high-stakes tests exerting both positive and negative effects. This study examined the washback of an English exit exam (EEE) on English language learning at a Thai university where English-medium instruction is used in most academic disciplines. The EEE is an in-house…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
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Sridhanyarat, Kietnawin; Pathong, Supakarn; Suranakkharin, Todsapon; Ammaralikit, Amornrat – English Language Teaching, 2021
This study aimed at developing the Silpakorn Test of English Proficiency (STEP), in alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and in accordance with the theoretical framework established by Alderson et al. (2006). Four major steps were involved in the test construction. First, English language lecturers who…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ling, Guangming – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
To investigate whether the type of keyboard used in exams introduces any construct-irrelevant variance to the TOEFL iBT Writing scores, we surveyed 17,040 TOEFL iBT examinees from 24 countries on their keyboard-related perceptions and preferences and analyzed the survey responses together with their test scores. Results suggest that controlling…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Tests
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Suebsook, Khwanchanok; Adunyarittigun, Dumrong – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2016
The rise of medical tourism and the increasing number of international patients from Asian countries have led Thai healthcare professionals to serve a lot of Asian patients and to encounter a complexity of language use in their workplace. There is a necessity for these professionals to strive for an understanding of Asian accents spoken by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Occupations, Foreign Nationals, Patients
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Kansopon, Venus – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
This study primarily investigated the validity and reliability of the writing assessments and their backwash effects on the undergraduates of Institute of International Studies, Ramkhamhaeng University (IIS-RU). The English-major students had academic writing skills problem, especially among the non-native English speakers, whose writing ability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Tests, Writing Evaluation, Test Reliability
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Prapphal, Kanchana – Language Testing, 2008
This paper aims to present an overview of language testing in Thailand. Language testing practices in the past are also reviewed. Attention is paid to the washback effects of language tests, the use of language tests in school admissions, questions of test validity, the emergence of standardized tests, the influence of societal values on testing…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Testing, Language Tests, Standardized Tests