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Klim, Joseph T. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Specific Learning Disorder with impairment in reading (SLD-R) is the most widely diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder. Individuals with SLD-R face many academic, social, and work challenges. To alleviate these difficulties, accommodations are provided, the most common being extended time for tests. The literature on extended time efficacy for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Vocabulary, Learning Disabilities
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Fu, Jianbin; Feng, Yuling – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
In this study, we propose aggregating test scores with unidimensional within-test structure and multidimensional across-test structure based on a 2-level, 1-factor model. In particular, we compare 6 score aggregation methods: average of standardized test raw scores (M1), regression factor score estimate of the 1-factor model based on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Scores, Correlation, Standardized Tests
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Norris, John; Drackert, Anastasia – Language Testing, 2018
The Test of German as a Foreign Language (TestDaF) plays a critical role as a standardized test of German language proficiency. Developed and administered by the Society for Academic Study Preparation and Test Development (g.a.s.t.), TestDaF was launched in 2001 and has experienced persistent annual growth, with more than 44,000 test takers in…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Language Proficiency
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Galikyan, Irena; Madyarov, Irshat; Gasparyan, Rubina – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
The broad range of English language teaching and learning contexts present in the world today necessitates high quality assessment instruments that can provide reliable and meaningful information about learners' English proficiency levels to relevant stakeholders. The "TOEFL Junior"® tests were recently introduced by Educational Testing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes