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Trace, Jonathan; Janssen, Gerriet; Meier, Valerie – Language Testing, 2017
Previous research in second language writing has shown that when scoring performance assessments even trained raters can exhibit significant differences in severity. When raters disagree, using discussion to try to reach a consensus is one popular form of score resolution, particularly in contexts with limited resources, as it does not require…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Second Language Learning, Scoring, Evaluators
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Jin, Tan; Mak, Barley – Language Testing, 2013
For Chinese as a second language (L2 Chinese), there has been little research into "distinguishing features" (Fulcher, 1996; Iwashita et al., 2008) used in scoring L2 Chinese speaking performance. The study reported here investigates the relationship between the distinguishing features of L2 Chinese spoken performances and the scores…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Chinese, Holistic Evaluation
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Sinharay, Sandip; Powers, Donald E.; Feng, Ying; Saldivia, Luis; Giunta, Anthony; Simpson, Annabelle; Weng, Vincent – Language Testing, 2009
In order to facilitate the interpretation of test scores from the TOEIC[R] "Bridge" as a measure of English language proficiency, one form of the test was administered to more than 6000 test takers in three South American countries--Colombia, Chile and Ecuador. The appropriateness of the TOEIC "Bridge" test as a measure of…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Skills, English (Second Language)