16 research outputs found
A comparability study between the General English Proficiency Test- Advanced and the Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language
No full textDeveloping evidence for a validity argument for an English placement exam from multi-year test performance data
No full textStudent accounts of the Ontario Secondary School literacy Test: a case for validation
No full textThe Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is a cross-curricular literacy test issued to all secondary school students in the province of Ontario. The test consists of a reading and a writing component, both of which must be successfully completed for secondary school graduation in Ontario. This study elicited 16 first language and second language student accounts of their OSSLT test-taking processes immediately after the March 2006 test administration. The analysis of these students’ accounts provided valuable information about the validity of the inferences drawn from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. These accounts suggest the complexity of the processes that the students engaged as they attempted to demonstrate their reading and writing skills on the test. The study has implications for test developers and test users regarding the interpretation of student test performance on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
Scoring Fairness in Large-Scale High-Stakes English Language Testing: An Examination of the National Matriculation English Test
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From Test Performance to Language Use: Using Self-Assessment to Validate a High-Stakes English Proficiency Test
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Relationships between Chinese College Test Takers’ Strategy Use and EFL Reading Test Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
No full textA survey of English language testing practice in China: the case of six examination boards
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