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Maria Treadaway; John Read – Language Testing, 2024
Standard-setting is an essential component of test development, supporting the meaningfulness and appropriate interpretation of test scores. However, in the high-stakes testing environment of aviation, standard-setting studies are underexplored. To address this gap, we document two stages in the standard-setting procedures for the Overseas Flight…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Diagnostic Tests, High Stakes Tests, English for Special Purposes
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Min, Shangchao; He, Lianzhen – Language Testing, 2022
In this study, we present the development of individualized feedback for a large-scale listening assessment by combining standard setting and cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) approaches. We used the performance data from 3,358 students' item-level responses to a field test of a national EFL test primarily intended for tertiary-level EFL…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Alderson, J. Charles; Huhta, Ari – Language Testing, 2005
DIALANG is an on-line language assessment system, which contains tests in 14 European languages and is based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). It is the first major testing system that is oriented towards diagnosing language skills and providing feedback to users rather than certifying their proficiency. This article describes…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Testing, Standard Setting, Diagnostic Tests