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Direct linkIsaacs, Talia; Hu, Ruolin; Trenkic, Danijela; Varga, Julia – Language Testing, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the university admissions and proficiency testing landscape. One change has been the meteoric rise in use of the fully automated Duolingo English Test (DET) for university entrance purposes, offering test-takers a cheaper, shorter, accessible alternative. This rapid response study is the first to investigate the…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Language Tests
Peer reviewedDavidson, Fred – Language Testing, 1994
Examines appropriacy of a nationally standardized test normed on English speakers but used with non-English speaking students. Data from the school year are analyzed via reliability comparison, exploratory factor analysis, and comparison of variances. The use of the test was statistically defensible. This finding does not address the need for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
