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Download full textDaniel Rodriguez-Segura; Beth E. Schueler – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
School closures induced by COVID-19 placed heightened emphasis on alternative ways to measure student learning besides in-person exams. We leverage the administration of phone-based assessments (PBAs) measuring numeracy and literacy for primary school children in Kenya, along with in-person standardized tests administered to the same students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics
Peer reviewedOwen, Nathaniel; Shrestha, Prithvi N.; Hultgren, Anna Kristina – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
This project examined academic reading in two contrasting English as a medium of instruction (EMI) university settings in Nepal and Sweden and the unique challenges facing students who are studying in a language other than their primary language. The motivation for the project was to explore the role of high-stakes testing in EMI contexts and the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Reading Tests, Language of Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
Al-Adawi, Sharifa S. A.; Al-Balushi, Aaisha A. K. – English Language Teaching, 2016
An English placement test (PT) is an essential component of any foundation program. It helps place students into their suitable language proficiency level so that they do not spend time learning materials below or above their levels. It also helps teachers to prepare teaching materials to students of similar levels (Brown, 2004; Illinois, 2012).…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Test Validity, Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Taghizadeh, Mahboubeh; Alavi, Sayyed Mohammad; Rezaee, Abbas Ali – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2014
This study was conducted with 68 Iranian students studying at the Alborz Institute of Higher Education. The participants' majors were Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL; n = 23), English Language Literature (ELL; n = 22), and English Language Translation (ELT; n = 23). DIALANG self-assessment scales, consisting of 107 statements with…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Fox, Janna; Cheng, Liying – TESL Canada Journal, 2015
In keeping with the trend to elicit multiple stakeholder responses to operational tests as part of test validation, this exploratory mixed methods study examines test-taker accounts of an Internet-based (i.e., computer-administered) test in the high-stakes context of proficiency testing for university admission. In 2013, as language testing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Wall, Dianne; Horák, Tania – ETS Research Report Series, 2011
The aim of this report is to present the findings of the 3rd and 4th phases of a longitudinal study into the impact of changes in the TOEFL® exam on teaching in test preparation classrooms. Phase 1 (2003-2004) described the type of teaching taking place in 12 TOEFL preparation classrooms before the introduction of the new TOEFL. Phase 2…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Longitudinal Studies
Allen, Russell; Fredrick, Vicki – 1979
The following steps have been taken to accomplish the goals of the Wisconsin Pupil Assessment Program: the development of objective-referenced tests; the administration of a standardized norm-referenced test; reporting of trends in performance on these tests; and the availability of two testing services and personnel for consultation purposes.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Assisted Testing, Consumer Economics, Criterion Referenced Tests
