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Direct linkCoulange, Sylvain; Jouannaud, Marie-Pierre; Cervini, Cristiana; Masperi, Monica – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Since 2012 an interdisciplinary and culturally heterogeneous team composed of more than 30 people has been engaged in the complex process of conceiving, designing and validating an online placement test with formative orientation called SELF (Système d'Evaluation en Langues à visée Formative), developed and already deployed in six different…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Tests, Multilingualism
Fischer, Johann – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The underlying methodological approach of the CEFR is defined as being "action-oriented" and task-based (Council of Europe. 2001. "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment." Cambridge University Press: 9), although it explicitly leaves room for a variety of approaches, since the CEFR…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rating Scales, Guidelines
Grego Bolli, Giuliana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
This article discusses the problem of quality in the production of language tests in the context of Italian language examinations. The concept of quality is closely related to the application of stated standards and related procedures. These standards, developed over the last thirty years, are mainly related to the concepts of the accountability…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Test Construction, Standards, Case Studies
Plassmann, Sibylle; Zeidler, Beate – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Language testing means taking decisions: about the test taker's results, but also about the test construct and the measures taken in order to ensure quality. This article takes the German test "telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule" as an example to illustrate this decision-making process in an academic context. The test is used for university…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Wiseness, Test Construction, Decision Making
Dlaska, Andrea; Krekeler, Christian – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This paper draws on previous research to identify a specific set of criteria for evaluating assessments for learning which are not trialled and for which the teacher is the only rater. The paper suggests that four criteria be used for the evaluation of assessment for learning in the language classroom: impact, fairness, activity, and feedback. The…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, College Faculty, Second Language Instruction
Jaime Pastor, Asuncion; Perez Guillot, Cristina; Candel-Mora, Miguel A. – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
One of the main problems relating to language courses offered at language centres is measuring the students' entry-level skills in a fast, efficient and reliable way. This problem is particularly acute in language centres with large numbers of students, especially at the beginning of the academic year, as a mechanism has to be implemented which…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Student Placement, Prior Learning, Computer Assisted Testing
