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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Language testing"”.
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In search of folk fairness in language testing
… over human performance. In the field of testing, the concept of fairness is commonly defined as social justice or equity which is associated with equal opportunity and equitable treatment. The purpose of the present study is to seek to understand the process through which examinees …
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Aspects of language testing as applied to Malay learners
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Developing Integrative language testing techniques: The graduated dictation and the copytest
Made available in DSpace on 2021-04-22T18:45:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Nien-Hsuan_Lin.pdf: 1593628 bytes, checksum: cff91b442a3c56e2bc57cc1dc4a38265 (MD5) license.txt: 4802 bytes, checksum: 58353f9dd6876860dd5221f3d7872a95 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1981
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Do Academic Characteristics Predict Chinese Private University Students’ Success in English Language Testing?
<p>Conventional language learning theory, which holds that learning outcomes are solely associated with learners’ competencies, has begun to be disputed in the dynamic learning environment. This study used English learners’ academic characteristics from the 2014 cohort in a private university in …
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An application of item response theory to language testing: Model-data fit studies
Even though the application of IRT to language testing has recently attracted much attention, no model-data fit research has been conducted to explore the appropriateness of IRT modeling in language testing. The tenability of the strong assumption of unidimensionality has not been studied …
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Collaboration in Language Testing: Investigating the Validity of a New Rating Procedure for EFL Writing Assessment in Korea
This study seeks an innovative testing system in which trained students participate in a writing test as a complementary rater, specifically in the EFL context. The study has three research goals: (1) to investigate the psychometric reliability of self- and peer-ratings in a second language (L2) …
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The adaptation of language testing models to national testing of school graduates in Nepal : processes, problems and emerging issues
… and how it may be adapted to better suit the testing and educational needs of secondary school education in Nepal. Further, it makes a contribution to knowledge about how ESL/EFL language tests may be adapted and applied in order to meet the system-wide needs for EFL testing in developing …
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Implementing a cognitive diagnostic assessment in an institutional test: a new networking model in language testing and experiment with a new psychometric model and task type
… diagnostic models are empirically compared for language test data under a unified general modeling framework. The models are applied to three sets of data, TOEFL Reading, TOEFL Listening and ECPE Grammar and examined in terms of their model fit to the data and functioning. The item-association …
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Validation of a German Language Placement Test Based on a Modified C -Test Procedure
… modified C-test procedure might be an effective language testing procedure that is more compatible with current validity theory than the original C-test procedure.
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Construct Validation of a Diagnostic L2 Listening Test: An Operational Model Utilized and Multidimensionality Issues Revisited
… new perspective to multidimensionality issues in language testing. It encouraged testing experts to revisit the issues of multidimensionality from the perspective of test users' views. It argues for the meaningfulness of test users' needs and wants to raise a potential shift toward …
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Task Parallelness : Investigating the Difficulty of Two Spoken Narrative Tasks.
… importance to any discussion in the areas of language testing and task-based research, where the equivalence of tasks is a prerequisite. Five pilot studies were conducted using two spoken narrative tasks from an ongoing speaking test of English in Japan, the Standard Speaking Test, including …
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Perspectives of language assessment training for teachers and testing professionals
Even before the field of Language Testing emerged as an independent field in applied linguistics, language assessment courses had been taught in various forms and by different instructors. Currently, these courses are being taught by professionals who have majored in the area of Language Testing …
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Rater's perception of handwriting legibility and word- processing in l2 writing assessment
… to "computerize" everything from classrooms to testing. Research in the effectiveness of these moves has been brushed to the wayside and scientific scrutiny has given way to blind obedience. It is time to step back and investigate the basic tenets of computerization. This study focuses on the …
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ITEM-ANALYSIS METHODS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ILTA GUIDELINES FOR PRACTICE: A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF CLASSICAL TEST THEORY AND ITEM RESPONSE THEORY MODELS ON THE OUTCOME OF A HIGH-STAKES ENTRANCE EXAM
The current version of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA) Guidelines for Practice requires language testers to pretest items before including them on an exam, or when pretesting is not possible, to conduct post-hoc item analysis to ensure any malfunctioning items are excluded …
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Beyond the Veil: A Case Study of Context, Culture, Curriculum, and Constructivism at Dubai Women's College
… the form of the International English Language Testing System (IEL TS) and integrated, constructivist curriculum, as taught in the Higher Diploma Year 1 program-function as dual curricular emphases in this context. The study found that tensions among these dual emphases existed and were …
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Testing Framework for Real-time And Embedded Systems
… a certain timeliness requires appropriate testing. As manual testing is burdensome and error prone, automated testing techniques should be developed. Although the importance of having a standard environment for automatic testing is high, the technologies in this area are not sufficiently …
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An investigation of item "bounce" in a special grammar test
… thesis, the focus is the analysis of bounced language test items - rejected test questions which, if retained, may result in strange effects compared with normal items. Typically, test items are expected to show the real language trait that the test is designed to measure, whereas “item …
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The Revaluation of the National Language in a Post-National Era: Language Policy and the Governance of Migration and Citizenship
… of governance on a revaluation of the national language, in the form of formalized requirements and testing of language proficiency, within immigration, integration, naturalization, and citizenship policy in Canada and the United Kingdom. Employing an interdiscursive language policy analysis (da …
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Criteria in English language assessment : a South African perspective
… Arising from a review of recent literature on language testing, and against the background of the multilingual target groups tested at UCT, a proposition is put forward for a distinction between communicative competence and language proficiency as criteria in language assessment, depending on …
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Using Peer Feedback and Self-Assessment in the Classroom in Secondary Grammar Education in Debrecen
… self-assessment in teaching English as a foreign language to secondary grammar school students in Debrecen. It is made up of four sections. The first gives a historical background to the topic and highlights the key concepts of feedback styles. Section 2 contains the description of the research …
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