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Direct linkLeontjev, Dmitri; Huhta, Ari; Tolvanen, Asko – Language Testing, 2023
Derivational morphology (DM) and how it can be assessed have been investigated relatively rarely in language learning and testing research. The goal of this study is to add to the understanding of the nature of DM knowledge, exploring whether and how it is separable from vocabulary breadth. Eight L2 (second or foreign language) English DM…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Huhta, Ari; Alanen, Riikka; Tarnanen, Mirja; Martin, Maisa; Hirvelä, Tuija – Language Testing, 2014
There is still relatively little research on how well the CEFR and similar holistic scales work when they are used to rate L2 texts. Using both multifaceted Rasch analyses and qualitative data from rater comments and interviews, the ratings obtained by using a CEFR-based writing scale and the Finnish National Core Curriculum scale for L2 writing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, Second Language Learning, Finno Ugric Languages
McCarthy, Philip M.; Jarvis, Scott – Language Testing, 2007
A reliable index of lexical diversity (LD) has remained stubbornly elusive for over 60 years. Meanwhile, researchers in fields as varied as "stylistics," "neuropathology," "language acquisition," and even "forensics" continue to use flawed LD indices--often ignorant that their results are questionable and in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Adolescents
