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Download full textPolat, Murat – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
Investigating the possible washback effect of Foreign Language Proficiency Exam called YDS could provide valuable data regarding how test-takers feel about taking this exam. This study aims to design a scale and collect data regarding the possible washback effect of YDS. In the initial phase, with the help of 6 academicians from ELT and testing…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Attitude Measures, College Faculty
Davis, Larry; Norris, John – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
The elicited imitation task (EIT), in which language learners listen to a series of spoken sentences and repeat each one verbatim, is a commonly used measure of language proficiency in second language acquisition research. The "TOEFL® Essentials"™ test includes an EIT as a holistic measure of speaking proficiency, referred to as the…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Language Proficiency, Speech Communication, Language Tests
Saglam, Asli Lidice Gokturk; Farhady, Hossein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This article reports on a mixed-method study that examined the washback of a local integrated theme-based high-stakes English language proficiency test that is used in a university English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program in Turkey. The assumption behind employing an integrated theme-based test, which resembles authentic language use, was that…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Language Tests
Ayar, Zülal – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2021
As the most prestigious and popular standardized achievement test to certify examinees' proficiency of the English language at the national level, Foreign Language Examination (YDS) has been mostly taken by academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students, state employees, and military personnel for years in Turkey. The current study set out to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Language Proficiency
Direct linkWalters, JoDee – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2012
This study investigates aspects of validity of an alternative measure of productive vocabulary. Lex30, developed by Meara and Fitzpatrick, is a word association task that claims to give an indication of productive vocabulary knowledge. Previous studies of Lex30 have assessed test-retest reliability, performance against native speaker norms,…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Test Validity, Comparative Analysis, Vocabulary Development
