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Download full textSheehan, Kathleen M. – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
A model-based approach for matching language learners to texts of appropriate difficulty is described. Results are communicated to test takers via a targeted reading range expressed on the reporting scale of an automated text complexity measurement tool (ATCMT). Test takers can use this feedback to select reading materials that are well matched to…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level, Reading Material Selection
Zohrabi, Mohammad – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study reports on how a heterogeneous mixed-ability large class (63 students) turned into a cohesive and functioning class. To promote learner autonomy, students were made responsible to identify their own needs and objectives. The participants of this study consisted of undergraduate chemistry students who had taken the English for General…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Chyn, Susan; And Others – 1995
The current study, carried out jointly by Test Development and Statistical Analysis staff at Educational Testing Service investigated the feasibility of the Automated Item Selection (AIS) procedure for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Item-response theory (IRT)-based statistical specifications were developed. Two TOEFL test forms…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Item Banks, Item Response Theory, Language Tests
