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Direct linkVan Moere, Alistair – Language Testing, 2012
This paper presents a framework for incorporating the assessment of psycholinguistic constructs into spoken language proficiency testing. Although response time and automaticity of language processing are vital factors in language acquisition, as constructs they are rarely explicitly assessed in language tests. It is proposed that efficiency of…
Descriptors: Sentences, Repetition, Speech, Reaction Time
Qian, David D. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2009
In recent decades, with an increasing application of computer technology to the delivery of oral language proficiency assessment, there have been renewed debates over the appropriateness of two different testing modes, namely, (a) face-to-face, or direct, testing, and (b) person-to-machine, or semi-direct, testing. Previous research conducted in…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Testing, Computers, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedShohamy, Elana – Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2000
Examines the way in which many high stakes tests have been introduced for reasons of political expediency rather than educational benefit. Discusses the consequences of using tests in this way and suggests that when tests are used as disciplinary tools, their introduction leads to a narrowing of the curriculum rather than an improvement in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Peer reviewedConiam, David – Language Testing, 1995
This article describes the construction of a common scale that attempts to span the English-language ability range of students in the Hong Kong secondary-school system. (JL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Rating Scales
Peer reviewedLi, K. C. – Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Examines the theoretical and practical issues of exit-control testing, and gives some practical suggestions about possible means of implementing such controls. Delineates the complexity of issues involved in implementing exit standard controls and proposes guidelines for implementation. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Graduation Requirements, Guidelines
Download full textTong, Keith; And Others – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1991
A study investigated the content and predictive validity of Hong Kong's new Use of English Examination (UEE), introduced by the Hong Kong Examinations Authority in 1989. The study set out to discover whether the examination was reliable for determining students' language needs on entering higher education, and whether institutions' existing…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Content Validity, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis
Poon, Anita – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of structured viewing of television news on listening comprehension in English as a Second Language (ESL), as compared with the effectiveness of standard listening comprehension materials. Subjects were 66 students aged 18-22 in diverse disciplines, 34 in the experimental group and 32 in a control group.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, College Students
