Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| College Students | 3 |
| Language Tests | 3 |
| Test Format | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Language Skills | 2 |
| Second Language Learning | 2 |
| Test Items | 2 |
| Action Research | 1 |
| Class Activities | 1 |
| Communicative Competence… | 1 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Language Learning in Higher… | 3 |
Author
| Mouti, Anna | 1 |
| Plassmann, Sibylle | 1 |
| Reisenleutner, Sandra | 1 |
| Tsopanoglou, Antonios | 1 |
| Ypsilandis, George S. | 1 |
| Zeidler, Beate | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 3 |
Audience
Location
| Europe | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Test of English as a Foreign… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkReisenleutner, Sandra – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Oral language exams at university often consist of an individual or group conversation with the examiner about topics dealt with during the semester. A question-and-answer format is applied and vocabulary and structures tested. As a consequence, the oral exam does not reflect action-oriented approaches that often form part of classroom activities…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Universities
Tsopanoglou, Antonios; Ypsilandis, George S.; Mouti, Anna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Multiple-choice (MC) tests are frequently used to measure language competence because they are quick, economical and straightforward to score. While degrees of correctness have been investigated for partially correct responses in combined-response MC tests, degrees of incorrectness in distractors and the role they play in determining the…
Descriptors: Scoring, Pilot Projects, Multiple Choice Tests, Language Tests
Plassmann, Sibylle; Zeidler, Beate – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Language testing means taking decisions: about the test taker's results, but also about the test construct and the measures taken in order to ensure quality. This article takes the German test "telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule" as an example to illustrate this decision-making process in an academic context. The test is used for university…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Wiseness, Test Construction, Decision Making
