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Kunnan, Antony John; Qin, Coral Yiwei; Zhao, Cecilia Guanfang – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2022
A new computer-assisted test of academic English for use at an Asian University was commissioned by administrators. The test was designed to serve both placement and diagnostic purposes. The authors and their team conceptualized, developed, and administered a scenario-based assessment with an online delivery with independent and integrated…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vignettes
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Boonsathorn, Somsak; Kaoropthai, Chayaporn – TESOL International Journal, 2016
Reversing the original C-Test (Raatz & Klein-Braley, 1981), the modified C-Test (mC-Test) deletes the "first" half (instead of the second half) of every second word (Boonsathorn, 1987). It is also known as the X-Test (Cleary, 1988; Prapphal, 1994, 1996). This web-based version was explored to investigate its reliability, face…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Placement, English (Second Language)
Horn, Aaron S.; Asmussen, John G. – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
A significant challenge in higher education is to narrow the educational attainment gap between academically prepared and unprepared students. To this end, developmental or remedial education is intended to improve the academic skills and knowledge of students who are unprepared for undergraduate coursework, particularly in the areas of…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Comparative Analysis