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Direct linkYan, Xun; Staples, Shelley – Language Testing, 2020
The argument-based approach to validity (Kane, 2013) focuses on two steps: (1) making claims about the proposed interpretation and use of test scores as a coherent, interpretive argument; and (2) evaluating those claims based on theoretical and empirical evidence related to test performances and scores. This paper discusses the role of…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Test Validity
Terao, Takahiro; Ishii, Hidetoki – SAGE Open, 2020
This study aimed to compare selection patterns of distractors (incorrect options) according to test taker proficiency regarding Japanese students' summarization skills of an English paragraph. Participants included 414 undergraduate students, and the test comprised three summarization process types--deletion, generalization, and integration.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Oh, Sae Rhim – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Advancements in technology have greatly influenced how students write, the ways they interact with readers, and the genres they create. In order to reflect real-world writing behaviors in the assessment setting and to be able to generalize test-takers' performance from the assessment to their true writing ability, the current study investigated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Usage, Task Analysis, Academic Discourse
Bouwer, Renske; Béguin, Anton; Sanders, Ted; van den Bergh, Huub – Language Testing, 2015
In the present study, aspects of the measurement of writing are disentangled in order to investigate the validity of inferences made on the basis of writing performance and to describe implications for the assessment of writing. To include genre as a facet in the measurement, we obtained writing scores of 12 texts in four different genres for each…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Generalization, Scores, Writing Instruction
Download full textZhang, Mo; Breyer, F. Jay; Lorenz, Florian – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
In this research, we investigated the suitability of implementing "e-rater"® automated essay scoring in a high-stakes large-scale English language testing program. We examined the effectiveness of generic scoring and 2 variants of prompt-based scoring approaches. Effectiveness was evaluated on a number of dimensions, including agreement…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Scoring, Language Tests
Sato, Takanori – Language Testing, 2012
The content that test-takers attempt to convey is not always included in the construct definition of "general" English oral proficiency tests, although some English-for-academic-purposes (EAP) speaking tests and most writing tests tend to place great emphasis on the evaluation of the content or ideas in the performance. This study…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Writing Tests, Language Tests, Achievement Tests
