NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Daniels, Paul – TESL-EJ, 2022
This paper compares the speaking scores generated by two online systems that are designed to automatically grade student speech and provide personalized speaking feedback in an EFL context. The first system, "Speech Assessment for Moodle" ("SAM"), is an open-source solution developed by the author that makes use of Google's…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Auditory Perception, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fleckenstein, Johanna; Leucht, Michael; Köller, Olaf – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
Most English-medium programs at European universities require prospective students to take standardised tests for English as a foreign language (EFL) to be admitted. However, there are contexts in which individual teachers' judgements serve the same function, thus having high-stakes consequences for the higher education entrance of their students.…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Rating Scales, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Moglen, Daniel – CATESOL Journal, 2015
This article will consider using TOEFL scores for purposes of placement and advising for international graduate students at a northern California research university. As the number of international students is on the rise and the funds for the graduate ESL program are diminishing, the way in which the university is handling the influx of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Student Placement, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Roca-Varela, Mª Luisa; Palacios, Ignacio M. – International Journal of English Studies, 2013
This paper examines some of the best known proficiency tests in English, with particular focus on the oral component. Attention is paid to the following issues, among others: the weighting of oral elements in testing, the criteria used for the assessment of oral skills and the relation of these to the general guidelines in the "Common…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ghosh, Siddhartha; Fatima, Sameen S. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
Automated essay grading or scoring systems are no more a myth, but they are a reality. As of today, the human written (not hand written) essays are corrected not only by examiners/teachers but also by machines. The TOEFL exam is one of the best examples of this application. The students' essays are evaluated both by human and web based automated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Essays, Grading, Automation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wang, Jianjun – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993
Test misgrading is treated as a stochastic process. The expected number of misgradings, inter-occurrence time of misgradings, and waiting time for the "n"th misgrading are discussed based on a simple Poisson model and a hierarchical Beta-Poisson model. Examples of model construction are given. (SLD)
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods, Grading, Measurement Techniques