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Download full textWillem C. van Wyk; Gary W. Collins; Maria M. Swanepoel – Transformation in Higher Education, 2024
Journalism's societal role hinges on effective communication, demanding proficient language skills. This study assesses a South African University of Technology's Department of Journalism, probing existing selection methods' efficacy in predicting success in two English modules. Concerns persist about these methods accurately identifying students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Journalism Education, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
Direct linkGebril, Atta – Assessing Writing, 2010
Integrated tasks are currently employed in a number of L2 exams since they are perceived as an addition to the writing-only task type. Given this trend, the current study investigates composite score generalizability of both reading-to-write and writing-only tasks. For this purpose, a multivariate generalizability analysis is used to investigate…
Descriptors: Scoring, Scores, Second Language Instruction, Writing Evaluation
Peer reviewedZughoul, Muhammad R.; Kambal, M. Osman – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Based on the responses of 50 ESL instructors to a composition-scoring exercise, a detailed method of scoring compositions was developed that divides the writing into basic components (structure, content, vocabulary, organization, and mechanics) and provides a scoring mechanism for each component for each of three competency levels. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedCleary, Christopher – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1988
A comparison of the holistic, error-count, and categorical methods of assessing written work presents disadvantages and advantages in terms of validity, reliability, and efficiency. The results of a pilot study indicate that the error-count method may provide the most benefits. (CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods, Holistic Evaluation
Henning, Grant; Davidson, Fred – 1987
A study evaluated a composition grading scale used in the University of California at Los Angeles' program of English as a second language (ESL). It looked at (1) the comparative difficulty of the subscale categories; (2) the interrelationships of the subscale categories; (3) the incremental arrangement of the subscale categories and performance…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Tests
Peer reviewedHamp-Lyons, Liz; Kroll, Barbara – College ESL, 1996
Presents an overview of the variables that contribute to the complexity of English-as-a-Second-Language writing assessment design. (63 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, English for Academic Purposes, Evaluation Methods
Salies, Tania Gastao – 1998
A discussion of the evaluation of writing, particularly in English as a Second Language, argues for a communicative approach reflecting the current approach to language teaching and learning. The movement toward more communication-oriented and more valid language testing is examined briefly, and direct assessment is chosen as the preferred format…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Strong, Gregory – Thought Currents in English Literature, 1995
This paper traces developments in educational psychology and measurement that led to the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) and the application of educational measurement terms such as validity and reliability to testing. Use of a table of specifications for planning…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
