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Exploring the Relationships between ASS Indices and CAF and the Impact on Chinese College Students' Oral English Performance
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Xiaoqin Shi; Xiaoqing Wang; Wei Zhang – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
Automatic Speech Scoring (ASS) has increasingly become a useful tool in oral proficiency testing for Second Language (L2) learners. However, limited studies investigate the alignment of ASS indices with the Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF)--the three dimensions in evaluating L2 speakers' oral proficiency, and the subsequent impact indices…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Scoring
Line, Please? An Analysis of the Rehearsed Speech Characteristics of Native Korean Speakers on the English Oral Proficiency Interview--Computer (OPIc)
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Gates, Gwyneth; Cox, Troy L.; Bell, Teresa Reber; Eggington, William – Language Testing in Asia, 2020
Two assumptions of speaking proficiency tests are that the speech produced is spontaneous and the the scores on those tests predict what examinees can do in real-world communicative situations. Therefore, when examinees memorize scripts for their oral responses, the validity of the score interpretation is threatened. While the American Council on…
Descriptors: Korean, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Oral Language
How Effective Are Lexical Richness Measures for Differentiations of Vocabulary Proficiency? A Comprehensive Examination with Clustering Analysis
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Zhang, Yanhui; Wu, Weiping – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
This study proposed an innovative automated approach to differentiation of the vocabulary proficiency of Chinese speakers. A robust K-means algorithm was designed to compare the oral proficiency between L1 and L2 Chinese speakers regarding lexical richness and how relatively effective the various lexical measures were in performing the…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Skills, Chinese
The Comparative Effect of Computerized Dynamic Assessment and Rater Mediated Assessment on EFL Learners' Oral Proficiency, Writing Performance, and Test Anxiety
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Sherkuziyeva, Nasiba; Imamutdinovna Gabidullina, Farida; Ahmed Abdel-Al Ibrahim, Khaled; Bayat, Sania – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
This study aimed to examine the impacts of computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) and rater-mediated assessment on the test anxiety, writing performance, and oral proficiency of Iranian EFL learners. Based on Preliminary English Test (PET) results, a sample of 64 intermediate participants was chosen from 93 students. Running a convenience sampling…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
E-Diagnostic Assessment of Collaborative and Individual Oral Tiered Task Performance in Differentiated Second Language Instruction Framework
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Rafi, Fahimeh; Pourdana, Natasha – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Differentiated second/foreign language (L2) instruction (DI) has received growing attention in pedagogical research. Yet, as a cornerstone of inclusive education, the DI is still under-documented. In this study, we integrated diagnostic assessment (DIA) and collaborative language learning in a differentiated (tiered) oral tasks intervention and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Questioning in TOEFL iBT Speaking Test: A Case of Washback and Construct Underrepresentation
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Sayyadi, Ali; Rezvani, Reza – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
Admission in English-medium universities or institutions of higher education depends on the results obtained by candidates in large-scale proficiency tests including Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) internet-based test (iBT). The structure and administration procedure of the TOEFL iBT speaking test leaves no room for carrying out…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Looking beyond Scores: Validating a CEFR-Based University Speaking Assessment in Mainland China
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Liu, Li; Jia, Guodong – Language Testing in Asia, 2017
Background: The present study examined the validity of a university-based speaking assessment (Test of Oral Proficiency in English, TOPE for short) in mainland China. The speaking assessment was developed to meet the standards (Standard for Oral Proficiency in English, SOPE for short) set for teaching and learning of the oral English by the…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Scores, Oral Language, Rating Scales