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Hamed Ghaemi; Farina SaeidRezaei – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Incremental intelligence plays an important role in self-regulating and enhancing writing performance among language learners. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship among variables of the incremental theory of intelligence, self-regulatory writing strategies, implicit theory of writing, and writing performance in EFL learners. To…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Alallo, Hajir Mahmood Ibrahim; Mohammed, Aisha; Hamid, Zayad Khalaf; Hassan, Aalaa Yaseen; Kadhim, Qasim Khlaif – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Diagnostic classification models (DCMs) have recently become very popular both for research purposes and for real testing endeavors for student assessment. A plethora of DCM models give researchers and practitioners a wide range of options for student diagnosis and classification. One intriguing option that some DCM models offer is the possibility…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
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Effatpanah, Farshad – International Journal of Language Testing, 2019
The purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to compare the performance of six cognitive diagnostic models, including a general model (GDINA), two non-compensatory models (DINA and NC-RUM), and three compensatory models (ACDM, DINO, and CRUM), at test level to find the best model for describing the underlying interaction among the listening…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Cognitive Measurement
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Tatarinova, Galiya; Neamah, Nour Raheem; Mohammed, Aisha; Hassan, Aalaa Yaseen; Obaid, Ali Abdulridha; Ismail, Ismail Abdulwahhab; Maabreh, Hatem Ghaleb; Afif, Al Khateeb Nashaat Sultan; Viktorovna, Shvedova Irina – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Unidimensionality is an important assumption of measurement but it is violated very often. Most of the time, tests are deliberately constructed to be multidimensional to cover all aspects of the intended construct. In such situations, the application of unidimensional item response theory (IRT) models is not justifieddue to poor model fit and…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Language Tests, Correlation
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Afsharrad, Mohammad; Pishghadam, Reza; Baghaei, Purya – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
Testing organizations are faced with increasing demand to provide subscores in addition to the total test score. However, psychometricians argue that most subscores do not have added value to be worth reporting. To have added value, subscores need to meet a number of criteria: they should be reliable, distinctive, and distinct from each other and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Scores, Value Added Models, Psychometrics
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Javidanmehr, Zahra; Anani Sarab, Mohammad Reza – International Journal of Language Testing, 2017
Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment (CDA) is a type of educational assessment that is designed to measure specific knowledge structures and processing skills in students so as to provide information about their cognitive strengths and weaknesses (Leighton & Gierl, 2007). CDA has been instrumental in turning the attention of practitioners to more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Second Language Learning