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20 Years of Technology and Language Assessment in "Language Learning & Technology"
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Chapelle, Carol A.; Voss, Erik – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
This review article provides an analysis of the research from the last two decades on the theme of technology and second language assessment. Based on an examination of the assessment scholarship published in "Language Learning & Technology" since its launch in 1997, we analyzed the review articles, research articles, book reviews,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Efficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Developments and Challenges in the Use of Computer-Based Testing for Assessing Second Language Ability
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Ockey, Gary J. – Modern Language Journal, 2009
Computer-based testing (CBT) to assess second language ability has undergone remarkable development since Garret (1991) described its purpose as "the computerized administration of conventional tests" in "The Modern Language Journal." For instance, CBT has made possible the delivery of more authentic tests than traditional paper-and-pencil tests.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Aptitude
A Hybrid of a CBT- and a CAT-based New English Placement Test Online (NEPTON)
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi – CALICO Journal, 2008
In recent years, many tertiary institutions have been changing their pen-and-paper English placement test practices into computer based ones. In the process of constructing the University of Nicosia (Intercollege) New English Placement Test Online (NEPTON), we discovered how to redesign our test to include the use of technology. The present…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Efficacy of Five Standards in Raising Student Achievement: Findings from Three Studies
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Doherty, R. William; Hilberg, R. Soleste – Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The authors reported findings from 3 studies examining the efficacy of Five Standards pedagogy in raising student achievement. Studies 1 and 2 were randomized designs; Study 3 was a quasi-experimental design. Samples included 53 teachers and 622 predominantly low-income Latino students in Grades 1-4. Studies assessed model fidelity with the…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Adaptive Testing, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
Strategies to Assess the Core Academic Knowledge of English Language Learners
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Rabinowitz, Stanley; Ananda, Sri; Bell, Andrew – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2005
This paper focuses on this assessment issue: How do you increase the validity of assessments of ELL student performance on core academic content? We begin by exploring NCLB expectations for ELL assessments and an increasingly popular approach to meeting these requirements proposed by some states--translation of assessments into students' native…
Descriptors: Validity, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Federal Legislation
Knowing What All Students Know: Procedures for Developing Universal Design for Assessment
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Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R. – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2005
Universal design for assessment (UDA) is intended to increase participation of students with disabilities and English-language learners in general education assessments by addressing student needs through customized testing platforms. Computer-based testing provides an optimal format for creating individually-tailored tests. However, although a…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Disabilities, Grade 3, Second Language Learning