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Mingyan Ma; Marcus A. Winters – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
Most English learners (ELs) eventually gain sufficient English proficiency to be reclassified and receive instruction without linguistic supports. Though well-identified, prior regression discontinuity estimates for the effect of reclassification are estimated too imprecisely to detect policy-relevant effects. Applying a student fixed-effect…
Descriptors: English Learners, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Classification
Classification of Multiple Text Reading Test Formats by Analyzing English Language Proficiency Tests
Yosuke Mikami – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
This study proposes a classification method for multiple text reading test formats in English language proficiency tests. A preliminary study involving 11 proficiency tests revealed two tests that fit the scope of the main study. Results show that multiple text reading test formats use complementary texts rather than conflicting texts. As for…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Wimonsinee Yuanjai; Chanika Gampper – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
This study aims to evaluate the extent to which Taylor Swift's song lyrics incorporate vocabulary from the Oxford 3000 and 5000 word lists and to categorize these words based on CEFR levels. The goal is to narrow down the vast selection of songs available to EFL learners, focusing on the most essential vocabulary to enhance their learning…
Descriptors: Singing, Music, Musicians, English (Second Language)
Jiseon Ryu; Byungmin Lee – English Teaching, 2024
The present study aimed to analyze the developmental trajectories of English achievement and exposure time through private education, utilizing univariate and multivariate latent growth curve analysis. This study used a subset of the Gyeonggi Education Panel Study data from 2012 to 2017. The results indicated consistent disparities in the growth…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement
Bamdev, Pakhi; Grover, Manraj Singh; Singla, Yaman Kumar; Vafaee, Payman; Hama, Mika; Shah, Rajiv Ratn – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2023
English proficiency assessments have become a necessary metric for filtering and selecting prospective candidates for both academia and industry. With the rise in demand for such assessments, it has become increasingly necessary to have the automated human-interpretable results to prevent inconsistencies and ensure meaningful feedback to the…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Automation, Scoring, Speech Tests
Fanny Forsberg Lundell; Klara Arvidsson; Marie-Eve Bouchard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The present study investigates the possible impact of language ideologies on second language proficiency. Based on interviews and a thematic analysis, we explored language ideologies among French long-term residents in Stockholm, Sweden. The participants had contrasting proficiency levels in the host community language: five were categorised as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, World Views, Language Attitudes
Yumsek, Meltem – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Various stakeholders, such as policymakers and educators, require diagnostic feedback and actionable test results. One particular context in which fine-grained test results are of utmost importance is English language proficiency (ELP) assessments as they are used for critical decisions for students. Diagnostic classification models (DCMs) afford…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Evnitskaya, Natalia; Dalton-Puffer, Christiane – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
Embedded in a Systemic Functional understanding of education as an initiation into knowledge structures and specific activities, both of which are fundamentally mediated by language, this paper addresses one of the critical concerns around CLIL: a possible mismatch between students' cognitive level and their L2 proficiency. The focus is on acts of…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Cognitive Processes, Linguistics, Second Language Learning
Zakaria, Azrifah; Renandya, Willy A.; Aryadoustc, Vahid – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Studies on graded readers used in extensive reading have tended to focus on vocabulary. This study set out to investigate the linguistic profile of graded readers, taking into account both grammar and lexis. A corpus of 90 readers were tagged according to the variables in Biber's Multidimensional (MD) analysis, using the Multidimensional Analysis…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Grammar, Reading Materials, Classification
Ramsey Lee Cardwell – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The emergence of digital-first assessments is prompting reconsideration of, and innovation in, aspects of psychometrics, test validation, and test use. Using the Duolingo English Test (DET) as an example, this three-paper series seeks to address issues concerning the estimation of classification consistency and the reporting of results for such…
Descriptors: Classification, Reliability, Language Proficiency, Computer Assisted Testing
Claudia M. Cabrera – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Reclassification is a crucial educational student outcome when a school system determines that a student is English proficient and ready for mainstream instruction without language support services (Umansky et al., 2020). This study examined the relationship between crucial and complex language ideologies of dual language teachers and the…
Descriptors: Classification, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Nami Shin – Educational Assessment, 2024
In 2006-2007, California revised its English language proficiency (ELP) assessment, the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), which resulted in more stringent criteria and higher cut scores for meeting proficiency. Using regression discontinuity designs and a difference-in-differences approach, this study examines the effects of…
Descriptors: Classification, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Thaweesak Chanpradit; Phakkaramai Samran; Siriprapa Saengpinit; Pailin Subkasin – Journal of English Teaching, 2024
AI-generated paraphrasing tools, especially QuillBot and Paraphrasing Tool, play a crucial role in preventing plagiarism in academic writing. However, their effectiveness and proficiency have been questioned, particularly regarding the adequacy of their strategies. This qualitative study analyzed the paraphrasing strategies and proficiency levels…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phrase Structure
Cashiola, Lizzy; Cigarroa Kennedy, Camila; Ma, Hao; Nguyen, Dylan; Potter, Daniel – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2022
The number of English learners (ELs) who do not reclassify as English proficient after the first five years of schooling has increased across the state of Texas. ELs are a diverse population of students with varying levels of English proficiency. Many students who begin school as an EL reclassify as English proficient in a timely manner and go on…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, At Risk Students, Student Characteristics
Min, Shangchao; He, Lianzhen – Language Testing, 2022
In this study, we present the development of individualized feedback for a large-scale listening assessment by combining standard setting and cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) approaches. We used the performance data from 3,358 students' item-level responses to a field test of a national EFL test primarily intended for tertiary-level EFL…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)