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Hatasa, Yukiko; Watanabe, Tomoko – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
This article reviews assessment practices of Japanese as a second language as taught in Japan since the 1980s. It begins with an explanation of the social and political conditions that have impacted assessment practices in Japan and then addresses current assessment practices and issues. This analysis first examines large-scale tests developed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Japanese, Language Tests
Talento-Miller, Eileen; Guo, Fanmin; Han, Kyung T. – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2012
When power tests include a time limit, it is important to assess the possibility of "speededness" for examinees. Research on differential speededness in the past has included looking at gender and ethnic subgroups in the United States on paper and pencil tests. The needs of a global audience necessitated, and the availability of computer…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education, Timed Tests