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Direct linkPowers, Donald E.; Powers, Andrew – Language Testing, 2015
Typically, English language proficiency tests yield multiple scores--usually for each of the four traditional language domains. In order to maximize the usefulness of test scores, they may need to be accompanied by information concerning how they complement one another. Using self-assessments by some 2300 TOEIC test takers, this study aimed to…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Prediction
Download full textPowers, Donald E.; Kim, Hae-Jin; Yu, Feng; Weng, Vincent Z.; VanWinkle, Waverely – Educational Testing Service, 2009
To facilitate the interpretation of test scores from the new TOEIC[R] (Test of English for International Communications[TM]) speaking and writing tests as measures of English-language proficiency, we administered a self-assessment inventory to TOEIC examinees in Japan and Korea, to gather their perceptions of their ability to perform a variety of…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Language Tests, Writing Tests, Speech Tests
Powers, Donald E. – 1984
The College Board has identified several basic intellectual competencies thought to be essential for effective work in all fields of college study, among them listening and speaking. An issue that arises in connection with these competencies is the availability of suitable measures to assess students' development in these areas. This report…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
PDF pending restorationPowers, Donald E.; Stansfield, Charles W. – 1983
The increasing interest in oral proficiency during the past decade prompted Educational Testing Service (ETS) to undertake the development of the Test of Spoken English (TSE), a standardized test of speaking proficiency of non-native speakers of English. The test has been validated for the selection of non-native teaching assistants applying to…
Descriptors: Certification, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cutting Scores, English (Second Language)
