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Daniel R. Isbell; Dustin Crowther; Hitoshi Nishizawa – Language Testing, 2024
The extrapolation of test scores to a target domain - that is, association between test performances and relevant real-world outcomes - is critical to valid score interpretation and use. This study examined the relationship between Duolingo English Test (DET) speaking scores and university stakeholders' evaluation of DET speaking performances. A…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Higher Education, Stakeholders
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Guzman-Orth, Danielle; Steinberg, Jonathan; Albee, Traci – Language Testing, 2023
Standardizing accessible test design and development to meet students' individual access needs is a complex task. The following study provides one approach to accessible test design and development using participatory design methods with school community members. Participatory research provides opportunities to empower collaborators by co-creating…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Testing Accommodations
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Goodwin, Amanda P.; Huggins, A. Corinne; Carlo, Maria; Malabonga, Valerie; Kenyon, Dorry; Louguit, Mohammed; August, Diane – Language Testing, 2012
This study describes the development and validation of the Extract the Base test (ETB), which assesses derivational morphological awareness. Scores on this test were validated for 580 monolingual students and 373 Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) in third through fifth grade. As part of the validation of the internal structure,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Speech Communication, Second Language Learning, Scoring