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The Direct Testing of Academic Writing in a Second Language.
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Low, Graham D. – System, 1982
Discusses an attempt to derive, use, and partially validate (for one area of language use) a theoretical approach to the design of language-use tests, also called "explicit direct testing." (EKN)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Linguistic Competence, Second Language Learning
Why Multiple Choice Language Tests Still Are
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Hirvonen, P. A. – System, 1977
Defends the use of multiple-choice language tests against Pickering's criticism in a previous issue of this journal. (CHK)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
From Conventional to Computer-Adaptive Testing of ESL Reading Comprehension.
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Young, Richard; And Others – System, 1996
Describes the development of an English-as-a-Second-Language computer-adaptive test of reading comprehension. The article discusses the constraints that apply to Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) and the advantages of CAT over conventional testing modalities. (29 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language)