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Currently, much research on cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) focuses on the development of statistical models estimating individual students' attribute profiles. However, little is known about how to communicate model-generated statistical results to stakeholders, and how to translate formatively diagnostic information into teaching…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis
Razavipour, Kioumars; Rezagah, Karim – Language Testing in Asia, 2018
Background: Assessment policies and practices are key to the success of curriculum innovations. Therefore, large-scale ELT innovations always include changes in assessment too. Thinking that Iranian students were not enabled to communicate in English after six years of English education in public schools, educational policy makers have recently…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Barriers, Language Tests
Firoozi, Tahereh; Razavipour, Kioumars; Ahmadi, Alireza – Language Testing in Asia, 2019
Teachers' assessment literacy has recently captured the attention of scholars across various educational contexts. The literature has it that there is a gap between teachers' assessment practices and national assessment policies. The present study investigated the assessment needs of Iranian EFL teachers in the wake of the new assessment reform,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Competencies, Language Teachers
Islam, Md Shaiful; Stapa, Mahani Bt – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
Students of private universities in Bangladesh are often found to be less competent in spoken English. Since the universities have adopted EMI (English medium instruction) policy, the prevailing linguistic condition on the campus is an "English only environment." In this context, students are required to communicate in English both…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Jin, Yan; Wu, Zunmin; Alderson, Charles; Song, Weiwei – Language Testing in Asia, 2017
Background: A project has recently been proposed by the National Education Examinations Authority, P. R. China, to develop a national framework of reference for English language education, provisionally called China Standards of English (CSE). In this article, we argue for the necessity of developing the framework of reference in China and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Kirkpatrick, Robert; Gyem, Kinley – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
In 2006, Bhutan changed the secondary school curriculum. This study examines the washback effect of the English assessment system associated with this new curriculum. Based on questionnaire responses from 56 EFL secondary school teachers in Bhutan, the study suggests the new curriculum produces both positive and also negative washback. In order…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
