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Young Learners' Response Processes When Taking Computerized Tasks for Speaking Assessment
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Lee, Shinhye; Winke, Paula – Language Testing, 2018
We investigated how young language learners process their responses on and perceive a computer-mediated, timed speaking test. Twenty 8-, 9-, and 10-year-old non-native English-speaking children (NNSs) and eight same-aged, native English-speaking children (NSs) completed seven computerized sample TOEFL® Primary™ speaking test tasks. We investigated…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Responses, Computer Assisted Testing
Scoring Yes-No Vocabulary Tests: Reaction Time vs. Nonword Approaches
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Pellicer-Sanchez, Ana; Schmitt, Norbert – Language Testing, 2012
Despite a number of research studies investigating the Yes-No vocabulary test format, one main question remains unanswered: What is the best scoring procedure to adjust for testee overestimation of vocabulary knowledge? Different scoring methodologies have been proposed based on the inclusion and selection of nonwords in the test. However, there…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Scoring, Reaction Time, Vocabulary Development
The Word Associates Format: Validation Evidence
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Schmitt, Norbert; Ng, Janice Wun Ching; Garras, John – Language Testing, 2011
Although the Word Associates Format (WAF) is becoming more frequently used as a depth-of-knowledge measure, relatively little validation has been carried out on it. This report of two validation studies tackles various important WAF issues yet to be satisfactorily resolved. Study 1 conducted introspective interviews regarding students' WAF…
Descriptors: Scoring, Vocabulary Development, Associative Learning, Validity
Construct Implications of Including Still Image or Video in Computer-Based Listening Tests
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Ockey, Gary J. – Language Testing, 2007
Over the past decade, listening comprehension tests have been converting to computer-based tests that include visual input. However, little research is available to suggest how test takers engage with different types of visuals on such tests. The present study compared a series of still images to video in academic computer-based tests to determine…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Native Speakers
The Eye of the Beholder: Authenticity in an Embedded Assessment Task.
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Spence-Brown, Robyn – Language Testing, 2001
Explores theoretical and practical issues surrounding authenticity in course-based assessment, drawing on data from a university-level Japanese language course in Australia. Examines a teaching and assessment activity based around interviewing native speakers outside the classroom, which was designed to optimize authenticity. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Deriving Oral Assessment Scales across Different Tests and Rater Groups.
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Chalhoub-Deville, Micheline – Language Testing, 1995
The purpose of this study was to derive the criteria/dimensions underlying learners' second-language oral ability scores across three tests: an oral interview, a narration, and a read-aloud. A stimulus tape of 18 speech samples was presented to 3 native speaker rater groups for evaluation. Results indicate that researchers might need to reconsider…
Descriptors: Arabic, Evaluators, Interviews, Language Tests