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van Steensel, Roel; Oostdam, Ron; van Gelderen, Amos – Language Testing, 2013
On the basis of a validation study of a new test for assessing low-achieving adolescents' reading comprehension skills--the SALT-reading--we analyzed two issues relevant to the field of reading test development. Using the test results of 200 seventh graders, we examined the possibility of identifying reading comprehension subskills and the effects…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Low Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests
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Gebril, Atta – Language Testing, 2009
Generalizability of writing scores has always been a longstanding concern in L2 writing assessment. A number of studies have been conducted to investigate this topic during the last two decades. However, with the introduction of new test methods, such as reading-to-write tasks, generalizability studies need to focus on the score accuracy of…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Scores
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Van Moere, Alistair – Language Testing, 2006
This article investigates a group oral test as administered at a university in Japan to find if it is appropriate to use scores for higher stakes decision making. It is one component of an in-house English proficiency test used for placing students, evaluating their progress, and making informed decisions for the development of the English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Generalizability Theory, Achievement Tests, English (Second Language)