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Fan, Jason; Frost, Kellie; Jin, Yan – Language Testing, 2022
Accompanying the still pervasive influence of the College English Test (CET), some universities in China, especially the higher-ranking ones, have in recent years devised and implemented their own local English testing regimes. This significant shift, however, has captured limited research attention. Building on considerations in local language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, College Students
Xie, Qin; Andrews, Stephen – Language Testing, 2013
This study introduces Expectancy-value motivation theory to explain the paths of influences from perceptions of test design and uses to test preparation as a special case of washback on learning. Based on this theory, two conceptual models were proposed and tested via Structural Equation Modeling. Data collection involved over 870 test takers of…
Descriptors: Influences, Expectation, Test Construction, Test Use
O'Loughlin, Kieran – Language Testing, 2013
The rapidly increasing use of English language proficiency test scores by universities around the world to select international students has resulted in a range of admissions, marketing, academic and teaching support staff interacting with the tests in different ways. To date, there has been little research investigating the assessment literacy…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)