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Ockey, Gary J.; Wagner, Elvis – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2018
This book is relevant for language testers, listening researchers, and oral proficiency teachers, in that it explores four broad themes related to the assessment of L2 listening ability: the use of authentic, real-world spoken texts; the effects of different speech varieties of listening inputs; the use of audio-visual texts; and assessing…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Herman, Joan L.; Kim, Jinok; Abedi, Jamal; Leon, Seth; Griffin, Noelle; Bachman, Patina L.; Chang, Sandy M.; Farnsworth, Tim; Jung, Hyekyung; Nollner, Julie; Shin, Hye Won – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2008
This research project addresses the validity of assessments used to measure the performance of English language learners (ELLs), such as those mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002). The goals of the research are to help educators understand and improve ELL performance by investigating the validity of their current…
Descriptors: Validity, Second Language Learning, Researchers, Language Proficiency
Stansfield, Charles W., Ed. – 1986
This collection of essays on measurement theory and language testing includes: "Computerized Adaptive Testing: Implications for Language Test Developers" (Peter Tung); "The Promise and Threat of Computerized Adaptive Assessment of Reading Comprehension" (Michael Canale); "Computerized Rasch Analysis of Item Bias in ESL…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cloze Procedure, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software