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Download full textYi Zou; Ying Zheng; Jingwen Wang – International Journal of Language Testing, 2025
The Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE-A), a widely used high-stakes language proficiency test for university admissions and migration purposes, underwent a notable change from a three-hour to a two-hour version in November 2021. The implementation of the new version has prompted inquiries into the washback effects on various stakeholders.…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, Test Preparation, High Stakes Tests, English (Second Language)
Yastibas, Ahmet Erdost; Takkaç, Mehmet – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Language assessment literacy has become a critical competence for a language teacher to have. Accordingly, there are many studies in the literature which have researched different aspects of language assessment literacy (i.e., language assessment training, professional development and language assessment literacy levels of language teachers).…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Teachers, College Faculty, English (Second Language)
Direct linkKirkpatrick, Robert; Hlaing, Hmone Lian – Language Testing in Asia, 2013
This study examines the English section of the university entrance examination in Myanmar in terms of validity, reliability, practicality, and washback. The study highlights the significance of the matriculation examination, evaluates individual test items, and presents the opinions of teachers and students about the test. The results reveal that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Entrance Examinations, Test Reliability, Test Items
