Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Content Validity | 6 |
| Language Proficiency | 6 |
| Language Tests | 6 |
| Test Reliability | 6 |
| English (Second Language) | 5 |
| Second Language Learning | 5 |
| Foreign Countries | 4 |
| Test Validity | 3 |
| Test Format | 2 |
| Accountability | 1 |
| Advanced Students | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Discover Education | 1 |
| Hongkong Papers in… | 1 |
| Language Testing | 1 |
| PASAA: Journal of Language… | 1 |
| Studies in Second Language… | 1 |
Author
| Bachman, Lyle F. | 1 |
| Buell, James G. | 1 |
| Heng Lu | 1 |
| Masoud Azizi | 1 |
| Muhammed Parviz | 1 |
| Tong, Keith | 1 |
| Weir, Cyril J. | 1 |
| Wu, Jessica R. W. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| English Proficiency Test | 1 |
| International English… | 1 |
| Test of English as a Foreign… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkMuhammed Parviz; Masoud Azizi – Discover Education, 2025
This article offers a critical review of the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology English Proficiency Test (MSRT), a high-stakes exam required for postgraduate graduation, scholarships, and certain employment positions in Iran. Despite its widespread use, the design and implementation of the MSRT raise concerns about its validity and…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textHeng Lu – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
The test view is on the Duolingo English Test (DET), an alternative online English proficiency test with a machine-driven characteristic. The review covers essential information of the DET such as test purpose, usage, score-mapping with CEFR scale, price, and publisher. Meanwhile, the test usefulness is discussed with focuses on reliability,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedBachman, Lyle F. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988
Discusses the problem of measuring the validity of interview ratings in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPI), proposes frameworks to distinguish abilities from testing methods, and considers factors affecting test performance. Suggestions for research and development on the ACTFL OPI…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Construct Validity, Content Validity, Interviews
Buell, James G. – 1992
This paper discusses research conducted in the spring of 1991 that measured the relationship of reading subtest scores to teacher ratings of students' reading abilities. Sixty-eight advanced-level students in an intensive English program took an institutional version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a specimen reading…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Content Validity, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Weir, Cyril J.; Wu, Jessica R. W. – Language Testing, 2006
Examination boards are often criticized for their failure to provide evidence of comparability across forms, and few such studies are publicly available. This study aims to investigate the extent to which three forms of the General English Proficiency Test Intermediate Speaking Test (GEPTS-I) are parallel in terms of two types of validity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Format, Speech Communication, Check Lists
Tong, Keith; And Others – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1991
A study investigated the content and predictive validity of Hong Kong's new Use of English Examination (UEE), introduced by the Hong Kong Examinations Authority in 1989. The study set out to discover whether the examination was reliable for determining students' language needs on entering higher education, and whether institutions' existing…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Content Validity, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis
