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Test Review of Iranian English Language Proficiency Test: MSRT Test
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Ali Khodi; Logendra Stanley Ponniah; Amir Hossein Farrokhi; Fateme Sadeghi – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
The current article evaluates a national English language proficiency test known as the "MSRT test" which is used to determine the eligibility of candidates for admission to and completion of higher education programs in Iran. Students in all majors take this standardized, high-stake criterion-referenced test to determine if they have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Reading Tests, Language Proficiency
Toward a Systematic Accessibility Review Process for English Language Proficiency Tests for Young Learners
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Christensen, Laurene L.; Shyyan, Vitaliy V.; MacMillan, Fabiana – Language Testing, 2023
In order to make assessments as widely accessible as possible, including to young learners from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of individual needs and characteristics, some developers of standardized tests have resorted to offering accessibility tools (e.g., magnifying/zoom) and accommodations (e.g., extended response time) to test takers.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
The Control, Content, and Consequences of edTPA: World Language Teacher Educators' Perceptions
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Hildebrandt, Susan A.; Swanson, Pete – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
Implemented in almost 900 teacher education programs across 41 states and the District of Columbia, edTPA is marketed as a content-specific, standardized portfolio assessment of beginning teacher performance. However, concerns about edTPA and its content specificity are pervasive. To that end, the researchers surveyed teacher educators with World…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Investigating Linguistic "Features" into Italian Test Performances of Arabic Speakers
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Cosenza, Luana; Masillo, Paola – Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
Our paper aims at analysing the linguistic "features" produced by Arabic learners of Italian as a foreign language. There are published studies of common errors for Arab students of Italian (Della Puppa, 2006; Giacalone Ramat et al., 2001). However, this study introduces the standardized language assessment, namely the CILS test of…
Descriptors: Italian, Teaching Methods, Language Tests, Error Patterns
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test III (PPVT-III).
Maddux, Cleborne D. – Diagnostique, 1999
This article describes the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Third Edition, an assessment designed to test preschool children in vocabulary acquisition, screen both for giftedness and mental retardation, and measure English language proficiency in individuals for whom English is not a primary language. Its administration, standardization,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Early Identification
Essentials of English Language Testing.
Kitao, S. Kathleen; Kitao, Kenji – 1999
This book covers essential problems and basic concepts of English language testing. There are 20 chapters in four sections. Section 1, "Background," includes: (1) "Why Teachers Test"; (2) "Some Definitions"; (3) "Validity and Reliability"; and (4) "What You Should Learn about Standardized Tests." Section 2, "Preparing To Write Tests," includes:…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, English (Second Language)