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Download full textJeffrey Martin – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2022
The functioning of a vocabulary testing instrument rests in part on the test-taking actions made possible for examinees by item format, an aspect of test development that warrants consideration in second-language vocabulary research. For example, although iterations of the written receptive vocabulary levels test (VLT) have integrated improvements…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Direct linkKoizumi, Rie; Agawa, Toshie; Asano, Keiko; In'nami, Yo – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Background: Variations in the skill profiles of learners have become an important research area in recent years. However, there is a lack of empirical research on this topic in Japan. We conducted three studies to address this gap. Methods: Study 1 investigated the characteristics of the flat and uneven skill profiles of Japanese learners of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Yeom, Soohye; Jun, Henry – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
This study investigated whether young Korean students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) engage in similar processes when responding to reading comprehension questions delivered in two different test-presentation modes: paper and computer. It examined the relationship between the two modes and test-takers' reading comprehension…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Strategies, Test Wiseness
Teemant, Annela – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010
ESL students struggle to represent accurately on tests what they know. Understanding what constitutes equitable testing practices in university settings for ESL students poses a significant challenge to educators. This study reports on the content analysis of semi-structured interview data obtained from 13 university-level ESL students on their…
Descriptors: Testing, Interviews, Test Anxiety, English (Second Language)
Shin, Ilsoon – Dialog on Language Instruction, 1997
Discusses student evaluation in foreign-language courses and argues that passing a multiple-choice test should not be a course objective. Suggests that achieving such an objective does not ensure that students understand the topic or that they will use their new knowledge in new situations, nor that they know how to analyze to the appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Choice Tests
