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Gwan-Hyeok Im; Tim McNamara – English Teaching, 2017
Scores on the Test of English for International Communication Listening and Reading (TOEIC LR) have been used for rolling-based university admissions in South Korea. Because this test is not designed for that purpose by the testing organization, there may be a need to explore the validity of TOEIC LR score use for admission purposes. Accordingly,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning

DeVincenzi, Felicia – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
Argues that teachers need to become "informed consumers" of standardized tests in order to influence decisions about test use and about ways to help students perform at their best. Six strategies for considering the content of a test form are presented. (LR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Guidelines
BENNETT, PEARL S. – 1966
ALTHOUGH MOST EDUCATORS AGREE THAT EXAMINATIONS PERFORM AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN APPRAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, SOME CLAIM THAT MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS DEGENERATE INTO A GAME OF "BEAT THE MONKEY," I.E., ANSWERING MORE THAN 25 PERCENT OF THE ITEMS CORRECTLY, THE RATING EVEN A MONKEY COULD BE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE. SAMPLE STUDIES REVEAL THAT THE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Theories, Essay Tests, Language Tests