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Nakatsuhara, Fumiyo; Inoue, Chihiro; Taylor, Lynda – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
This mixed methods study compared IELTS examiners' scores when assessing spoken performances under live and two 'non-live' testing conditions using audio and video recordings. Six IELTS examiners assessed 36 test-takers' performances under the live, audio, and video rating conditions. Scores in the three rating modes were calibrated using the…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Audio Equipment, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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North, Brian; Piccardo, Enrica – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
This paper presents a methodology for directly aligning 'can do' frameworks to each other. The methodology, inspired by the manual for relating examinations to the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment" (CEFR) (Council of Europe, 2009) and Kane's (2004, 2013) interpretative argument, takes…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Rating Scales