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Peer reviewedDouglas, Dan – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988
Reviews current research on listening comprehension and development of listening tests and considers four issues in detail: 1) the meaning of context in listening testing; 2) the concept of criterion referenced tests; 3) the notion of specific purposes in testing; and 4) the use of technology in listening tests. Issues for future research are…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Context Clues, Criterion Referenced Tests
Peer reviewedBrindley, Geoff – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1998
This review of research on assessment of second-language listening abilities looks at some testing issues and challenges (assessing higher-level skills, confounding of skills, assessing listening in oral interaction, authenticity), discusses assessment methods and techniques (test administration, item formats), and considers potential applications…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Language Research, Language Tests
