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Direct linkQin, Tianyu; Zhang, Jie – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2018
Dynamic assessment (DA) has been implemented to diagnose language-related issues and to promote second language (L2) learners' development through intervention (Poehner, 2008). The goal is to evaluate not only what a learner can do on his or her own but also how far he or she can go with instructional intervention. Recently, scholars have…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Second Language Learning, College Students
Download full textPoulsen, Helen – Online Submission, 2020
This report examines the Spanish language proficiency of fifth-grade students enrolled in the two-way Dual Language (DL) Program. Both native and non-native English speakers' Spanish language proficiency was assessed with the STAMP 4Se assessment in Spring 2020. Students were assessed on four domains of Spanish language proficiency (reading,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Spanish, Language Proficiency
Alderson, J. Charles – Language Testing, 2009
In this article, the author reviews the TOEFL iBT which is the latest version of the TOEFL, whose history stretches back to 1961. The TOEFL iBT was introduced in the USA, Canada, France, Germany and Italy in late 2005. Currently the TOEFL test is offered in two testing formats: (1) Internet-based testing (iBT); and (2) paper-based testing (PBT).…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Writing Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Test Reviews
Bolger, Donald J.; Minas, Jennifer; Burman, Douglas D.; Booth, James R. – Neuropsychologia, 2008
One of the central challenges in mastering English is becoming sensitive to consistency from spelling to sound (i.e. phonological consistency) and from sound to spelling (i.e. orthographic consistency). Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we examined the neural correlates of consistency in 9-15-year-old Normal and Impaired Readers…
Descriptors: Spelling, Phonology, Phonological Awareness, Brain
Song, Min-Young – Language Testing, 2008
This paper concerns the divisibility of comprehension subskills measured in L2 listening and reading tests. Motivated by the administration of the new Web-based English as a Second Language Placement Exam (WB-ESLPE) at UCLA, this study addresses the following research questions: first, to what extent do the WB-ESLPE listening and reading items…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Second Language Learning, Reading Tests, Inferences
Papajohn, Dean – TESL-EJ, 2006
While many institutions have utilized TOEFL scores for international admissions for many years, a speaking section has never before been a required part of TOEFL until the development of the iBT/Next Generation TOEFL. So institutions will need to determine how to set standards for the speaking section of TOEFL, also known as TOEFL Academic…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Oral Language
