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Direct linkKuo-Zheng Feng – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
This study addressed a gap in existing research on Multiple-Choice (MC) cloze tests by focusing on the learners' perspective, specifically examining the difficulties faced by vocational high school students (VHSs). A nationwide sample of 293 VHSs participated, providing both quantitative and qualitative data through a self-developed questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Cloze Procedure, Student Attitudes
Bai, Ying – Language Testing in Asia, 2020
Test takers' individual characteristics may have a significant impact on their test performance (e.g. Bachman & Palmer, Language assessment in practice: Developing language assessments and justifying their use in the real world, 2010). However, given their dynamic and context-sensitive nature, different variables of test takers' individual…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Attitudes, Performance Factors, English (Second Language)
Chen, Qiuxian; Hao, Chenxian; Xiao, Yangyu – Language Testing in Asia, 2020
It is now a consensus that high-stakes testing exerts powerful impact in controlling curriculum and pedagogy, and shaping students' learning. The power of testing is especially strong in contexts where testing culture prevails. The Chinese educational context is such a context which is dominated by competitive tests. The language testing results…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Teaching Methods, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Hung, Shao-Ting Alan; Huang, Heng-Tsung Danny – Language Testing in Asia, 2019
Washback refers to the influence of tests on learning and teaching. To date, a number of studies have revealed that tests affect teaching content, course design, and classroom practices. However, in Asian higher education contexts, little research has examined the washback of proficiency tests on English learning in comparison with the efforts on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests
Wu, Jessica; Lee, Matt Chia-Lung – Language Testing in Asia, 2017
Background: Having been influenced by the trend of internationalization of higher education, most universities in Taiwan have implemented an English benchmark requirement for graduation, which requires students to demonstrate their English ability at a specified Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level through taking a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Graduation Requirements, English (Second Language)
Haggerty, John F.; Fox, Janna – Language Testing in Asia, 2015
Drawing on second language (L2) motivation constructs modelled on Dörnyei's (2009) L2 Motivational Self System, this study explores the relationship between language testing experience and the motivation to learn English among young adolescents (aged 12-15) in South Korea. A 40-item questionnaire was administered to middle-school students (N =…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Estaji, Masoomeh; Tajeddin, Zia – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
This study sought to explore the perspectives of learners involved in the IELTS Academic Writing Module courses. In particular, the study explored learner perspectives of motivation, test-taking anxiety, test-taking strategies, and the expectations students bring to their courses. This study adopted a mixed methodology and collected data through…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Tests
