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Jiayu Zhai; Vahid Aryadoust – Metacognition and Learning, 2024
Metacognitive awareness is essential in regulating second language (L2) listening and has been predominantly assessed by a multidimensional instrument named the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ). Since previous studies have yielded inconclusive evidence concerning the generalization of MALQ, it is important to examine the…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Listening, Test Reliability
Botes, Elouise; van der Westhuizen, Lindie; Dewaele, Jean-Marc; MacIntyre, Peter; Greiff, Samuel – Applied Linguistics, 2022
Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) is a popular construct in applied linguistics research, traditionally measured with the 33-item Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). However, recent studies have started utilizing the eight-item Short-Form FLCAS (S-FLCAS). There is therefore a need, which this study addressed in five…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Measures (Individuals)
Kazuya Saito; Adam Tierney – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
This article proposes a conceptual and measurement framework for postpubertal, L2 speech learning aptitude that is centered around domain-general auditory processing (i.e., representing spectral and temporal characteristics of sounds). To this end, we examine the construct and reliability of a battery of auditory processing tests by presenting the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Auditory Tests, Auditory Perception, Listening Comprehension Tests
Hakyung Sung; Sooyeon Cho; Kristopher Kyle – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
Lexical diversity (LD) is an important indicator of second language lexical development. Much research has investigated LD indices, with a focus on learners of English. However, further research is needed in languages that are typologically distinct from English, such as Korean. In this study, we evaluated the reliability and validity of LD…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Korean, Persuasive Discourse, Language Tests
Chengchen Li; Lawrence Jun Zhang; Guiying Jiang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The study seeks to conceptualise foreign language learning burnout and provide its corresponding measurement. The 15-item "Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey" (MBI-SS) was rephrased to fit an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning context. The modified MBI-SS was then assessed among 1718 Chinese secondary EFL students. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ekaterina Sudina – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
As survey research in second language acquisition grows in popularity, the adherence to best practices associated with questionnaire quality is critical for a better understanding of factors that influence second language (L2) development. To ensure that a self-report scale targets the construct of interest and does it consistently and accurately,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Measures (Individuals), Test Reliability
Aalaa Yaseen Hassan; Eman Adil Jaafar; Marwah Firas Abdullah Al-Rawe; Shaden Shamel Abdullah – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Determining students' language proficiency is essential for successful instruction and learning objectives in many educational settings. To this end, one of the most efficient assessment tools for measuring language proficiency is the C-test. Thus, the primary aim of this research is to assess the performance of university students through the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Vu, Thuy Thi; Dinh, Viet-Hung – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
The role of preschool teachers in supporting children's language development is unquestionably substantial. To ensure the quality of preschool teachers' performance in this specific task, various assessing instruments have been developed and justified in recent years. This study joins such efforts by investigating a new scale based on the…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Teacher Competencies, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Walter Araya Garita; José Alejandro Fallas Godínez – Research in Pedagogy, 2024
The English Diagnostic Test aims to assess reading comprehension skills for first-year students at the University of Costa Rica. In 2022, this test consisted of four instruments with 55 items. Instruments were based on an academic reading, following the criteria B2+ or C1 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for languages.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Reza Shahi; Hamdollah Ravand; Golam Reza Rohani – International Journal of Language Testing, 2025
The current paper intends to exploit the Many Facet Rasch Model to investigate and compare the impact of situations (items) and raters on test takers' performance on the Written Discourse Completion Test (WDCT) and Discourse Self-Assessment Tests (DSAT). In this study, the participants were 110 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students at…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Amenta, Simona; Badan, Linda; Brysbaert, Marc – Applied Linguistics, 2021
In language and second language acquisition research, it is important to have a measure for tracking the proficiency level of participants. Lexical competence is fundamental for communicative purposes in a given language, and vocabulary tests are a reliable measure to assess lexical proficiency. That is why vocabulary tests have a central role in…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Italian, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Xia, Tian; Chen, Xuemin; Parsaei, Hamid R.; Qiu, Feng – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
This paper presents a new method for accurately measuring the vocabulary size of second language (L2) learners. Traditional vocabulary size tests (VSTs) are limited in capturing a tester's vocabulary and are often population-specific. To overcome these issues, we propose an intelligent vocabulary size measurement method that utilizes massive robot…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Measurement Techniques, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Junlan Pan; Emma Marsden – Language Testing, 2024
"Tests of Aptitude for Language Learning" (TALL) is an openly accessible internet-based battery to measure the multifaceted construct of foreign language aptitude, using language domain-specific instruments and L1-sensitive instructions and stimuli. This brief report introduces the components of this theory-informed battery and…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Aptitude Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Construction
Nilda Hocaoglu; Gürbüz Ocak – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2024
Motivation is crucial in the pace and success of language learning, and the effect of motivation on language learning has been extensively studied. Many scales have been developed to measure the motivation levels of the students. However, there are a limited number of studies conducted to specifically measure the motivation towards English…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Student Motivation, English (Second Language)
Yu-Tzu Chang; Ann Tai Choe; Daniel Holden; Daniel R. Isbell – Language Testing, 2024
In this Brief Report, we describe an evaluation of and revisions to a rubric adapted from the Jacobs et al.'s (1981) ESL COMPOSITION PROFILE, with four rubric categories and 20-point rating scales, in the context of an intensive English program writing placement test. Analysis of 4 years of rating data (2016-2021, including 434 essays) using…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)