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Aek Phakiti; Adam Steinhoff – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
Classroom language assessment aims to gather various types of information related to student language learning and use and use it to inform a range of formative-summative decisions, including how to provide feedback to help students improve their learning efficacy, what teaching adjustments are needed, and whether students have demonstrated their…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Student Evaluation, Language Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Yu-Tzu Chang; Ann Tai Choe; Daniel Holden; Daniel R. Isbell – Language Testing, 2024
In this Brief Report, we describe an evaluation of and revisions to a rubric adapted from the Jacobs et al.'s (1981) ESL COMPOSITION PROFILE, with four rubric categories and 20-point rating scales, in the context of an intensive English program writing placement test. Analysis of 4 years of rating data (2016-2021, including 434 essays) using…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Abdelkareem Ali Abdelnaeim Mehany; Asmaa Ghanem Gheith – Online Submission, 2024
The present study attempted to examine the effect of using the connectivist approach on developing secondary-stage students' cross-cultural awareness and translation performance. The study comprised thirty-two first-year secondary stage students enrolled in El-Jalawea Institute, Sohag Governorate. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Alireza Ahmadi – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The shift of focus from a cognitive to social view has drawn the attention of second language assessment researchers to delve into interactional competence as an intriguing topic in paired oral tests. To fill the gap on how interactional patterns compare across L1 and L2 interactions this study was specifically set to explore and compare 45 paired…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Native Language
Shabani, Enayat A.; Panahi, Jaleh – Language Testing in Asia, 2020
The literature on using scoring rubrics in writing assessment denotes the significance of rubrics as practical and useful means to assess the quality of writing tasks. This study tries to investigate the agreement among rubrics endorsed and used for assessing the essay writing tasks by the internationally recognized tests of English language…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Scoring Rubrics, Scores, Interrater Reliability
Ana Gutiérrez-Rojas; Nayibe Rosado-Mendinueta – HOW, 2024
Listening comprehension is a crucial skill in English as a Foreign Language education, yet listening assessment still needs to be explored. This study aims to understand how listening is assessed in a Colombian private language institution and its potential connection to students' underperformance in listening proficiency tests. We characterize…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Case Studies, Scoring Rubrics, Language Tests
Marwa Abd Al Galil Helmy Abd Al Galil – Online Submission, 2024
The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of utilizing a program based on post-constructivism to develop adult learners' English language fluency. The study started with the literature review and previous studies handling post-constructivism and English language fluency. The researcher nominated a group of pre-intermediate to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Francis J. Troyan; Bonnie Adair-Hauck; Eileen W. Glisan – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2023
The third edition of the IPA Manual, "The Integrated Performance Assessment: Twenty Years and Counting," builds upon the original framework presented to guide instructors in designing and implementing this cutting-edge assessment in their world language classrooms. Informed by the findings of research conducted on the IPA since 2013,…
Descriptors: Guides, Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
Lin, Rongchan – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
Communication in the real world often entails the interpretation, evaluation, and integration of content from different sources. However, it appears that the ability to integrate content into discourse has not been explicitly scored for in existing studies. This study operationalizes content integration in the analytic scoring of a…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Generalization, Chinese, Second Language Learning
Zhanna Hunter; Lisa Mangion; Louise Noell – English Australia Journal, 2024
The multiliteracies framework provides a pedagogical approach relevant to English language direct entry pathway (DEP) programs at university, recognising that education and communication in a multicultural, multimodal, and globalised world involves more than language literacy. Integrated assessments, in which some combination of listening,…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Menggo, Sebastianus; Gunas, Tobias – International Journal of Language Education, 2022
Assessment is one component of a learning process that cannot be excluded by an English teacher in the teaching-learning process. The form and type of assessment applied in the teaching-learning process are adapted to the orientation of learners' target outcomes. It is a space of reflection for teachers and students in the awareness of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Chinda, Bordin; Cotter, Matthew; Ebrey, Matthew; Hinkelman, Don; Lambert, Peter; Miller, Annie – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2022
This qualitative study investigated the washback of performance-based assessment used by three English language teachers in Hokkaido, Japan, each of whom implemented their own course-specific assessments. The study employed qualitative research of an in-depth interview with 15 students and a self-reflective method from 3 teachers. Teachers…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Testing Problems, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Wongsirichan, Wallapha; Wannaruk, Anchalee; Ward, Jeremy – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2022
The YN vocabulary test (YN test) is a vocabulary size test that presents test takers with a list of words and asks them to answer yes to the words they know. This test may include nonwords, i.e., imaginary words added to the test to check for guessing. However, there have been no conclusive guidelines about nonword construction. One way of…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tieu, L.T.C.; Baker, John R. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study investigated the effects of using IELTS model essays in conjunction with noticing as a feedback instrument on Vietnamese undergraduates' IELTS Task 2 writing performance. To investigate this, a quasi-experimental design was undertaken. The control group used the course textbook and received traditional writing feedback (i.e. direct,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Essays
Grace Hui Chin Lin – Online Submission, 2024
The primary goal of this project is to assess the students' better communication attainment after applying a series of five interactive strategies to an experiment group of subjects. This class will be compared with a control group of other participants, and in their class, the interactive approaches are not emphasized and practiced openly. The…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction