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Fan, Jason; Frost, Kellie; Jin, Yan – Language Testing, 2022
Accompanying the still pervasive influence of the College English Test (CET), some universities in China, especially the higher-ranking ones, have in recent years devised and implemented their own local English testing regimes. This significant shift, however, has captured limited research attention. Building on considerations in local language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, College Students
Mizumoto, Atsushi; Sasao, Yosuke; Webb, Stuart A. – Language Testing, 2019
The knowledge about affix plays a vital role in the development of word knowledge and vocabulary acquisition. A test for diagnostic information on the level of affix knowledge would be useful in order to inform the test users of what learners have gained or lacked in this integral component of vocabulary knowledge. This paper reports the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, College Students, English (Second Language)
Aryadoust, Vahid; Foo, Stacy; Ng, Li Ying – Language Testing, 2022
The aim of this study was to investigate how test methods affect listening test takers' performance and cognitive load. Test methods were defined and operationalized as while-listening performance (WLP) and post-listening performance (PLP) formats. To achieve the goal of the study, we examined test takers' (N = 80) brain activity patterns…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Language Tests, Eye Movements, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Isbell, Daniel R.; Winke, Paula; Gass, Susan M. – Language Testing, 2019
Language tests are useful for many purposes, including monitoring language learning progress and evaluating language programs. This study investigated the interpretations and usefulness of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview -- Computer (OPIc) scores across four languages at a large US…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
Leaper, David A.; Brawn, James R. – Language Testing, 2019
This paper is an investigation into the use of the group oral discussion test (GOT) to detect changes in speaking proficiency over a two-year period. In this test, three or four test-takers discuss a topic for up to 10 minutes without outside intervention. The performance of 53 Japanese university English major students on this test was videoed…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Video Technology, Language Proficiency
Barkaoui, Khaled – Language Testing, 2019
This study aimed to examine the sources of variability in the second-language (L2) writing scores of test-takers who repeated an English language proficiency test, the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, multiple times. Examining repeaters' test scores can provide important information concerning factors contributing to "changes" in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Tests, Scores, English (Second Language)
Pérez Castillejo, Susana – Language Testing, 2019
This study examines how foreign language anxiety (FLA) and proficiency relate to second language (L2) utterance fluency during a final oral exam. Thirty-eight learners of Spanish (L1 English) completed unplanned narratives that were coded for ratio and length of pauses between and within Analysis of Speech Units, mean length of run, phonation-time…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Language Proficiency, Oral Language
Poehner, Matthew E.; Zhang, Jie; Lu, Xiaofei – Language Testing, 2015
Dynamic assessment (DA) derives from the sociocultural theory of mind as elaborated by Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky. By offering mediation when individuals experience difficulties and carefully tracing their responsiveness, Vygotsky (1998) proposed that diagnoses may uncover abilities that have fully formed as well as those still in the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Second Language Learning, Reading Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests
LaFlair, Geoffrey T.; Isbell, Daniel; May, L. D. Nicolas; Gutierrez Arvizu, Maria Nelly; Jamieson, Joan – Language Testing, 2017
Language programs need multiple test forms for secure administrations and effective placement decisions, but can they have confidence that scores on alternate test forms have the same meaning? In large-scale testing programs, various equating methods are available to ensure the comparability of forms. The choice of equating method is informed by…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Equated Scores, Testing Programs, Comparative Analysis
Ockey, Gary J.; Koyama, Dennis; Setoguchi, Eric; Sun, Angela – Language Testing, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which performance on the TOEFL iBT speaking section is associated with other indicators of Japanese university students' abilities to communicate orally in an academic English environment and to determine which components of oral ability for these tasks are best assessed by TOEFL iBT. To…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Correlation
Leaper, David A.; Riazi, Mehdi – Language Testing, 2014
This paper reports an investigation into how the prompt may influence the discourse of group oral tests. The group oral test, in which three or four participants are rated on their ability to discuss a prompt, is a format for assessing the spoken ability of language learners. In this study, 141 Japanese university students were videoed in 41 group…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Prompting
Van Moere, Alistair – Language Testing, 2012
This paper presents a framework for incorporating the assessment of psycholinguistic constructs into spoken language proficiency testing. Although response time and automaticity of language processing are vital factors in language acquisition, as constructs they are rarely explicitly assessed in language tests. It is proposed that efficiency of…
Descriptors: Sentences, Repetition, Speech, Reaction Time
Munoz, Ana P.; Alvarez, Marta E. – Language Testing, 2010
This article reports the results of a research study to determine the washback effect of an oral assessment system on some areas of the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The research combined quantitative and qualitative research methods within a comparative study between an experimental group and a comparison group.…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Qualitative Research, Student Surveys, Program Effectiveness
Ducasse, Ana Maria; Brown, Annie – Language Testing, 2009
Speaking tasks involving peer-to-peer candidate interaction are increasingly being incorporated into language proficiency assessments, in both large-scale international testing contexts, and in smaller-scale, for example course-related, ones. This growth in the popularity and use of paired and group orals has stimulated research, particularly into…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Interpersonal Communication, Second Language Learning, Language Tests

Kobayashi, Miyoko – Language Testing, 2002
Investigates the effects of text organization and response format on second language learners' performance on reading comprehension tests. Analyzes the results of reading comprehension tests that were delivered to Japanese University students. Found that text organization and test format had a significant impact on students' performance.…
Descriptors: College Students, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Format