The Task Force on Testing Standards (TFTS) of the International Language Testing Association was charged to produce a report of an international survey of language assessment standards, to provide for exchange of information on standards and for development of a code of practice. Contact with individuals in both language testing and the broader…

Various memoranda concerning language test development procedures and technical operations are compiled for staff at the Kuwait University Language Center from the Office of Tests and Measurement. The memoranda are of interest to Unit Test Representatives but also are intended to provide guidance to unit supervisors, course coordinators, and…

This report on language testing research focuses on lessons applied to limited English proficient (LEP) students and programs. First, a review of the history of primary and non-primary language testing is provided. The question of why there is no field of primary language testing is then discussed. The second major section of the report is a…

Two research projects are reported her; one is producing a monolingual Malay dictionary, the second is developing an aphasia test for Thai speakers. (CK)

Discusses differences in second language students which account for differences in success. Four factors--intelligence, parental support, previous experience and language aptitude--were used in the York study to predict language learning success. Results of those tests are discussed. (RM)

Discusses the merits of a practice examination modeled after the final examination administered in German classes at the University of Nebraska. (RL)

States that "objective tests" are based on suppositions. Different types yield different results; therefore they cannot all be objective. The commonly accepted idea that multiple-choice tests are the most objective is attacked. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The first part of this annotated bibliography on foreign language testing covers articles that have appeared in periodicals over the past ten years; abstracts of the contents of each article are provided. The coverage is nearly complete for articles appearing in major journals. The second part consists of a selected list of books dealing with…

The experiment described here was designed to find out which of two methods of testing--blank-filling and translation--gave the more accurate guide to linguistic ability. Two tests were devised to elicit identical correct answers using different means (blank-filling and translation). They were administered to two different classes of Guinean lycee…

Definitions and specific breakdowns of four (auditory reception, visual sequential memory, verbal expression, and auditory closure) of the 12 language areas of the new Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) are presented. Auditory reception is defined as the ability to understand the meaning of materials or stimuli that are heard and…

These English Language Proficiency Test Pictures were prepared for the Curriculum Improvement Program in English Language Skills for Schools of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. For a description of the Program and other tests used in the Program, see AL 002 134. (AMM)

Cites evidence showing that the "natural order" found using the Bilingual Syntax Measure to measure morpheme order is not an artifact of the test. (Author/AM)