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Age, Task Characteristics, and Acoustic Indicators of Engagement: Investigations into the Validity of a Technology-Enhanced Speaking Test for Young Language Learners ...
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Despite calls for engaging assessments targeting young language learners (YLLs) between 8 and 13 years old, what makes assessment tasks engaging and how such task characteristics affect measurement quality have not been well studied empirically. Furthermore, there has been a dearth of validity research about technology-enhanced speaking tests for YLLs. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to explore relationships among examinee age, task characteristics, engagement, and performance in the context of gathering evidence to back a test validity argument. Following a mixed-methods approach, the investigations involved over 400 YLLs in 11 countries who responded to TOEFL Primary® Speaking test tasks (Educational Testing Service, 2013). Results from many-facet Rasch measurement revealed that, in terms of evaluation claims, tasks and raters functioned well across examinee age groups. Generalizability theory was then applied to confirm that examinees accounted for most of the score variance and that current ...
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Educational tests and measurements; English language--Study and teaching; FOS Languages and literature; Linguistics; Quantitative psychology; Sound; Test of English as a Foreign Language
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URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ad10-bc50 https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-ad10-bc50
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Assessment of Word-Level Neural Language Models for Sentence Completion
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In: Applied Sciences ; Volume 10 ; Issue 4 (2020)
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Shared Storybook Reading and the Development of Oral Language Skills ... : Das gemeinsame Lesen von Kinderbüchern und die Entwicklung frühkindlicher Sprachfähigkeiten ...
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How much does test-takers’ listening proficiency matter in oral interview tests?
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The impact on candidates of examiner interventions in oral interview tests
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Comparing rating modes: analysing live, audio, and video ratings of IELTS Speaking Test performances
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Assessment of candidates' interactional competence using group oral tests
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Comparing writing proficiency assessments used in professional medical registration: a methodology to inform policy and practice
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Effects of pre-task planning on paired oral test performance: a case of beginning EFL learners
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Effects of the number of participants on group oral test performance
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Interactional Competence measured in group oral tests: how do test-taker characteristics, task types and group sizes affect co-constructed discourse in groups?
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Language aptitude influence on foreign language acquisition
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ЛІНГВОДИДАКТИЧНА КОНТРОЛЬНО-ОЦІНЮВАЛЬНА CТРАТЕГІЯ У ПРОЦЕСІ НАВЧАННЯ ЯК СПІЛКУВАННЯ ; LINGUODIDACTIC ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN COMMUNICATIVE EDUCATION
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In: Ars linguodidacticae; № 1 (2017); 4-10 ; ARS LINGUODIDACTICAE; № 1 (2017): Ars linguodidacticae; 4-10 ; 2663-0303 (2020)
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Living with IELTS: the stories of IELTS test candidates
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Yucel, Megan. - : The University of Queensland, School of Languages and Cultures, 2020
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The Impact of Literature Teaching Techniques on the Learners' Performance on Academic Reading Course Tests
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In: Applied Linguistics Research Journal, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 53-62 (2020) (2020)
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Evaluating Test Consequences Based on ESL Students’ Perceptions: An Appraisal Analysis
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In: Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2020) (2020)
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FEASIBILITY TEST OF ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR SECRETARIES THROUGH MOODLE
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In: Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 109-122 (2020) (2020)
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The quality of an English summative test of a public junior high school, Kupang-NTT
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In: English Language Teaching Educational Journal, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 133-141 (2020) (2020)
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