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Test Review of Iranian English Language Proficiency Test: MSRT Test
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Ali Khodi; Logendra Stanley Ponniah; Amir Hossein Farrokhi; Fateme Sadeghi – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The current article evaluates a national English language proficiency test known as the "MSRT test" which is used to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission to and completion of higher education programs in Iran. Students in all majors take this standardized, high-stake criterion-referenced test to determine if they have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Reading Tests, Language Proficiency
A UEA Standardized Test and IELTS vis-à-vis International English Standards
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Al Habbash, Maha; Alsheikh, Negmeldin; Liu, Xu; Al Mohammedi, Najah; Al Othali, Safa; Ismail, Sadiq Abdulwahed – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
This convergent mixed method study aimed at exploring the English context of the widely used Emirates Standardized Test (EmSAT) by juxtaposing it to its sequel, the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). For this purpose, the study used the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) international standards which is used as a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Guidelines
Examining the Effects of Different English Speech Varieties on an L2 Academic Listening Comprehension Test at the Item Level
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Shin, Sun-Young; Lee, Senyung; Lidster, Ryan – Language Testing, 2021
In this study we investigated the potential for a shared-first-language (shared-L1) effect on second language (L2) listening test scores using differential item functioning (DIF) analyses. We did this in order to understand how accented speech may influence performance at the item level, while controlling for key variables including listening…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Language Tests, Native Language, Scores
Students' Opinions about Ubiquitous Delivery of Standardized English Exams
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Litzler Jerman, Mary Frances; Garcia Laborda, Jesus – Online Submission, 2016
This paper discusses the results of a study conducted with 218 students in the final year of high school to determine their opinions about the feasibility of using a tablet PC for delivery of a standardized English language test. One such test could be the English paper of the exam given to students upon completion of the Baccalaureate program in…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language)
Une perspective pedagogique meconnue du laboratoire de langues: Sa fonction docimatique (An Undervalued Language Laboratory Resource: Its Proficiency Testing Function).
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Plastre, Guy – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Starting from the premise that the assessment of second language learners' competence is a must at several points during the learning process, discusses the usefulness of laboratory testing. Argues that it allows for standardized testing, facility of test administration, easy scoring, objective measures, reliability and validity of results. (MES)
Descriptors: English, French, Language Laboratories, Scoring
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test III (PPVT-III).
Maddux, Cleborne D. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Third Edition, an assessment designed to test preschool children in vocabulary acquisition, screen both for giftedness and mental retardation, and measure English language proficiency in individuals for whom English is not a primary language. Its administration, standardization,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Identification