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Direct linkGeramipour, Masoud – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
Rasch testlet and bifactor models are two measurement models that could deal with local item dependency (LID) in assessing the dimensionality of reading comprehension testlets. This study aimed to apply the measurement models to real item response data of the Iranian EFL reading comprehension tests and compare the validity of the bifactor models…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Tests
Download full textManna, Venessa; Yoo, Hanwook; Monfils, Lora – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
In this study, we assessed the invariance in the factor structure underlying English-language proficiency for two groups of adolescent learners in Japan: students in middle school (ages 13-15 years) and students in high school (ages 16-18 years). Language proficiency was measured using the "TOEFL Junior"® Comprehensive test, an…
Descriptors: Testing, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Performance
Pae, Hye K.; Greenberg, Daphne – Reading Psychology, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between receptive and expressive language skills characterized by the performance of nonnative speakers (NNSs) of English in the academic context. Test scores of 585 adult NNSs were selected from Form 2 of the Pearson Test of English Academic's field-test database. A correlated…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Expressive Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Lakin, Joni M.; Gambrell, James L. – Intelligence, 2012
Measures of broad fluid abilities including verbal, quantitative, and figural reasoning are commonly used in the K-12 school context for a variety of purposes. However, differentiation of these domains is difficult for young children (grades K-2) who lack basic linguistic and mathematical literacy. This study examined the latent factor structure…
Descriptors: Evidence, Validity, Item Response Theory, Numeracy
Young, John W. – Educational Assessment, 2009
In this article, I specify a conceptual framework for test validity research on content assessments taken by English language learners (ELLs) in U.S. schools in grades K-12. This framework is modeled after one previously delineated by Willingham et al. (1988), which was developed to guide research on students with disabilities. In this framework…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Evaluation Research, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Stricker, Lawrence J.; Rock, Donald A. – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This study assessed the invariance in the factor structure of the "Test of English as a Foreign Language"™ Internet-based test (TOEFL® iBT) across subgroups of test takers who differed in native language and exposure to the English language. The subgroups were defined by (a) Indo-European and Non-Indo-European language family, (b)…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedKyriacou, Chris; Benmansour, Naima – Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 1997
Explored motivation and learning preferences of 336 high school students in Morocco regarding learning English as a foreign language. Students had well-defined and coherent learning preferences, with a five-factor model of motivation that were not completely in agreement with their teachers' preferences. Implications for learner-centered…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, High School Students
