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Peer reviewedDavies, Alan – Language Testing, 2003
Provides a personal view of the history of Anglo-American language testing over the last half-century. Argues that major developments in the field have tended to be embraced too enthusiastically so that they have led to unbalanced views concerning the construct definition of language, the scope of test impact, and the value of new methods of test…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Testing, Item Response Theory, Language Tests
Peer reviewedvan den Branden, Kris; Depauw, Veerle; Gysen, Sara – Language Testing, 2002
Describes the development of a task-based test, Taaltoets Instroom Beroepsopleiding (TIBO), designed to measure whether nonnative adult speakers of Dutch posses the level of Dutch required to enter vocational training in the industrial sector. Focuses on three tensions that had to be considered throughout the process of test development.…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Dutch, Language Tests
The Development of a Suite of Computer-Based Diagnostic Tests Based on the Common European Framework
Direct linkAlderson, 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
Peer reviewedChoi, Inn-Chull; Kim, Kyoung Sung; Boo, Jaeyool – Language Testing, 2003
Utilizing the Test of English Proficiency, developed by Seoul National University (TEPS), examined comparability between the paper-based language test and the computer-based language test based on content and construct validation employing content analyses based on corpus linguistic techniques in addition to such statistical analyses as…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computational Linguistics, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedHenning, Grant; And Others – Language Testing, 1994
Examines the effectiveness of an automated language proficiency test assembly system at an air force base English Language Center. The study focuses on the equivalence of mean score difficulty, total score variance, and intercorrelation covariance across test norms and finds a high level of test-form equivalence and internal consistency. (nine…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Foreign Nationals, Item Analysis
Roever, Carsten – Language Testing, 2006
Despite increasing interest in interlanguage pragmatics research, research on assessment of this crucial area of second language competence still lags behind assessment of other aspects of learners' developing second language (L2) competence. This study describes the development and validation of a 36-item web-based test of ESL pragmalinguistics,…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Test Validity, Speech Acts, Interlanguage
