NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
The Stability of Oral Proficiency Assessment on the Oral Interview Testing Procedures.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Shohamy, Elana – Language Learning, 1983
Reports on study in which students of Hebrew as a second language took four versions of oral proficiency test. Results indicate that different speech styles and topics significantly affected students' scores, and correlational analyses between pairs pointed to low reliability and lack of stability of the test. Urges caution in making decisions…
Descriptors: Hebrew, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Cloze Procedure and Equivalence.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Porter, Don – Language Learning, 1978
Reports on an experiment designed to test the reliability of the cloze procedure in second language testing, specifically as a measure of overall language proficiency, and as a measure whose results are independent of style. (AM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Proficiency, Language Styles, Language Tests
Determining the Reliability, Validity, and Scalability of the Graduated Dictation Test.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Fouly, Kamal A.; Cziko, Gary A. – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study which examined the reliability, validity, and scalability of a new technique for constructing, administering, and scoring dictation tests to measure second language proficiency. Findings indicate that such tests can be constructed easily by dividing a coherent text into segments of increasing length. (SED)
Descriptors: Dictation, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Direct Evaluation of Second-Language Proficiency: The Effect of Rater and Scale in Oral Interviews.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Mullen, Karen A. – Language Learning, 1978
Reports the results of a study which sought to investigate the validity of the oral interview in testing language proficiency, in particular that of adult students of English as a Second Language. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Interviews, Language Proficiency
Explanatory Variables for EFL Students' Expository Writing.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Sasaki, Miyuki; Hirose, Keiko – Language Learning, 1996
Investigates factors influencing Japanese university students' expository writing in English. Quantitative analysis revealed that students' second-language (L2) proficiency, first-language writing ability, and metaknowledge were significant in explaining L2 writing ability variance. An explanatory model for writing ability in English as a Foreign…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
Oral Proficiency Testing: Comparative Validities of Interview, Imitation, and Completion Methods.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Henning, Grant – Language Learning, 1983
Three oral testing methods (imitation, completion, and interview) were compared for reliability and validity with 143 adult Egyptian learners of English. Five components (raw score, fluency, pronunciation, grammar, and combined fluency-pronunciation-grammar) were analyzed for each method. Imitation showed the highest validity, with interview and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Arabs, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis
The Cloze Test as an Alternative Measure of Language Proficiency of Children Considered for Exit from Bilingual Education Programs.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Laesch, Kelley Bowers; van Kleeck, Anne – Language Learning, 1987
Assesses the validity of Language Assessment Scales (LAS) and a cloze test in measuring language proficiency. The LAS and two written cloze passages were administered to 28 Mexican-American third graders enrolled in bilingual classes. The cloze test correlated significantly only with the California Test of Basic Skills. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Cloze Procedure