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Khabbazbashi, Nahal – Language Testing, 2017
This study explores the extent to which topic and background knowledge of topic affect spoken performance in a high-stakes speaking test. It is argued that evidence of a substantial influence may introduce construct-irrelevant variance and undermine test fairness. Data were collected from 81 non-native speakers of English who performed on 10…
Descriptors: Speech Tests, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
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Al-Hamly, Mashael; Coombe, Christine – Language Testing, 2005
This study investigates whether the practice of answer changing on multiple-choice questions (MCQs) is beneficial to Gulf Arab students' overall test performance. The proficiency exam used in this study is the Michigan English Language Institute College English Test - Grammar, Cloze, Vocabulary, Reading (MELICET-GCVR), which was developed using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College English, Arabs, Multiple Choice Tests