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The Use of Technology in Sign Language Testing: Results of a Pre-Pandemic Survey
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Haug, Tobias; Mann, Wolfgang; Holzknecht, Franz – Sign Language Studies, 2023
This study is a follow-up to previous research conducted in 2012 on computer-assisted language testing (CALT) that applied a survey approach to investigate the use of technology in sign language testing worldwide. The goal of the current study was to replicate the 2012 study and to obtain updated information on the use of technology in sign…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Sign Language, Natural Language Processing, Language Tests
An Online Synchronous Test for Professional Interpreters
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Chen, Nian-Shing; Ko, Leong – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
This article is based on an experiment designed to conduct an interpreting test for multiple candidates online, using web-based synchronous cyber classrooms. The test model was based on the accreditation test for Professional Interpreters produced by the National Accreditation Authority of Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) in Australia.…
Descriptors: Translation, Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication
Student Destination Surveys: Design and Development of an Instrument for Use by TAFE Agencies.
Walsh, Lynne – 1992
The development of the student destination survey instrument was a response to an identified need for a tool to measure the effectiveness of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) programs in Australia. The requirement was for a tool that was flexible in accommodating changing course structures and consistent across state and territory boundaries.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Graduate Surveys, Postsecondary Education
A Criterion-Referenced Multiple-Choice Test Using Slides as Cues.
Bryce, Jennifer; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1983
Describes development of a test using slides and corresponding multiple-choice questions for second-year occupational therapy students in child studies course. Reasons for choosing the test format are discussed and an outline of test construction procedures is given. An evaluation of the test indicates problems encountered and benefits gained.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Criterion Referenced Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Science Library of Test Items. Volume Twenty-Three. Geology (Part One). Free Response Testing Program.
Hopley, Ken; And Others – 1982
The first of several planned volumes of Free Response Test Items contains geology questions developed by the Assessment and Evaluation Unit of the New South Wales Department of Education. Two additional geology volumes and biology and chemistry volumes are in preparation. The questions in this volume were written and reviewed by practicing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geology, Item Banks, Response Style (Tests)
LSP Testing: The Role of Linguistic and Real-World Criteria.
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Brown, Annie – 1993
Issues in testing proficiency in languages for special purposes (LSP) are examined in the context of the development of an advanced oral test in Japanese for tour guides. The test, designed at an Australian university for use in the Australian tourism industry, was to be designed to evaluate both language proficiency and skills in appropriate…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Japanese