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Direct linkYannakoudakis, Helen; Andersen, Øistein E.; Geranpayeh, Ardeshir; Briscoe, Ted; Nicholls, Diane – Applied Measurement in Education, 2018
There are quite a few challenges in the development of an automated writing placement model for non-native English learners, among them the fact that exams that encompass the full range of language proficiency exhibited at different stages of learning are hard to design. However, acquisition of appropriate training data that are relevant to the…
Descriptors: Automation, Data Processing, Student Placement, English Language Learners
Eckes, Thomas; Baghaei, Purya – Applied Measurement in Education, 2015
C-tests are gap-filling tests widely used to assess general language proficiency for purposes of placement, screening, or provision of feedback to language learners. C-tests consist of several short texts in which parts of words are missing. We addressed the issue of local dependence in C-tests using an explicit modeling approach based on testlet…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Item Response Theory, Test Reliability
Taherbhai, Husein; Seo, Daeryong; O'Malley, Kimberly – Applied Measurement in Education, 2014
English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing subgroup in American schools. These students, by a provision in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, are to be supported in their quest for language proficiency through the creation of systems that more effectively measure ELLs' progress across years. In…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Achievement Gains, Language Proficiency
Li, Hongli; Suen, Hoi K. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2012
A meta-analysis using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) was conducted to examine the effects of test accommodations on the test performance of English language learners (ELLs). The results indicated that test accommodations improve ELLs' test performance by about 0.157 standard deviations--a relatively small but statistically significant…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking
Rogers, W. Todd; Lin, Jie; Rinaldi, Christia M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2011
The evidence gathered in the present study supports the use of the simultaneous development of test items for different languages. The simultaneous approach used in the present study involved writing an item in one language (e.g., French) and, before moving to the development of a second item, translating the item into the second language (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Item Analysis, Achievement Tests, French
Bailey, Alison L.; Butler, Frances A.; Sato, Edynn – Applied Measurement in Education, 2007
Under Title III of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2001b) every state needs to show linkage between state content standards and state English language development standards as input to the development of state English proficiency tests. This article argues that Title III presents a unique opportunity to explore how different…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Achievement Tests, English (Second Language)
