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Download full textDerek N. Canning; Stuart McLean; Joseph P. Vitta – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2022
The substantive component of construct validity requires a confrontation between empirical test results and content relevance. The Vocabulary Size Test (VST) has been extensively validated in terms of empirical results. Less is known, however, about expert judgments of content relevance. The VST was constructed and validated according to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Vocabulary Skills
Omarov, Nazarbek Bakytbekovich; Mohammed, Aisha; Alghurabi, Ammar Muhi Khleel; Alallo, Hajir Mahmood Ibrahim; Ali, Yusra Mohammed; Hassan, Aalaa Yaseen; Demeuova, Lyazat; Viktorovna, Shvedova Irina; Nazym, Bekenova; Al Khateeb, Nashaat Sultan Afif – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
The Multiple-choice (MC) item format is commonly used in educational assessments due to its economy and effectiveness across a variety of content domains. However, numerous studies have examined the quality of MC items in high-stakes and higher-education assessments and found many flawed items, especially in terms of distractors. These faulty…
Descriptors: Test Items, Multiple Choice Tests, Item Response Theory, English (Second Language)
Direct linkTengberg, Michael – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
Reading comprehension is often treated as a multidimensional construct. In many reading tests, items are distributed over reading process categories to represent the subskills expected to constitute comprehension. This study explores (a) the extent to which specified subskills of reading comprehension tests are conceptually conceivable to…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Scores, Test Results
Darabi Bazvand, Ali – Cogent Education, 2019
The present study examined the effect of L1 domain-relevant knowledge on L2 reading comprehension texts among student teachers of ELT (N = 90), drawn from a population of 270 student teachers studying at an undergraduate program in some state universities in Iran. A proficiency test was applied to control language proficiency of students. Among…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Burston, Jack; Neophytou, Maro – The EUROCALL Review, 2014
This paper describes the lessons learned in designing and implementing a computer-adaptive test (CAT) for English. The early identification of students with weak L2 English proficiency is of critical importance in university settings that have compulsory English language course graduation requirements. The most efficient means of diagnosing the L2…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Hilton, Thomas L.; And Others – 1985
A self-administering test of oral language fluency was developed for use with high school teachers of French and Spanish. Interviews were also conducted, and biographical data were collected. The original instrument was based on the Foreign Language Questionnaire Pretest developed for the Survey of Global Understanding Project. The focus of the…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, French, High Schools, Interviews
PDF pending restorationTerry, Robert M., Ed. – 1991
Selected papers from the conference address four priorities in second language teaching: teacher education; instruction; curriculum; and testing. Papers include: "Listening Processes and Authentic Texts" (Donna Reseigh Long); "Directory of Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: A Preliminary Report"…
Descriptors: Careers, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
