Language Testing Reconsidered

Fox, Janna; Wesche, Mari; Bayliss, Doreen

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“…The process of constructing tests of oral expression, more commonly referred to as speaking tests, fits within a more general framework of test construction postulated as early as in the 40's of the previous century by Hughes (1946), later picked upon by various other practitioners (Rasch, 1960;Rasch 1980;Berk, 1984;Brennan, 1984;Cziko, 1984;Davies, 1977;Davies, 1990;Douglas & Selinker, 1985;Theunissen, 1987;Allen, Cummins, Mougeon, & Swain 1983;Alderson & Buck, 1993) to finally gain recognition in several texts after the seminal publication by Alderson et al in 1995(cf. : Luoma, 2004Bond & Fox, 2007;Fox, Wesche & Bayliss, 2007;Fulcher & Davidson, 2007;Douglas, 2009;Taylor, 2011;Fulcher, 2013;Fulcher, 2014;Leong, Bartram & Iliescu, 2016).…”

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“…The planning and specification stage is crucial in a number of ways to the viability of the examination. The issues connected with the standarisation and verification pertaining to reliability and validity in connection with more general considerations in language testing, exam development and evaluation, construct development and operationalisation have been presented in numerous texts in the field (Luoma, 2004;Bond & Fox, 2007;Fox, Wesche & Bayliss, 2007;Fulcher & Davidson, 2007;Douglas, 2009;Krakowian, 2010Krakowian, , 2011Taylor, 2011;Fulcher, 2013;Fulcher, 2014;Leong, Bartram & Iliescu, 2016).…”

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Multi Facet Rasch Analysis in tests of oral production

Krakowian¹

2020

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The difficulty in constructing tests of oral production lies with the rating schemes and assessment frameworks, their construction and validation and subsequently application. This paper advocates extensive use of numerical data and statistical procedures alongside qualitative and intuitive methodologies, where the common denominator lies in the fact that all of the empirical measures involved make use of some form of a performance model allowing to make predictions about the examinee behaviour in order to verify goodness of fit of the observable rating data.

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Multi Facet Rasch Analysis in tests of oral production

Krakowian¹

2020

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“…Vocabulary was also heavily worked through the TOEFL practice sessions. The TOEFL writing tasks, particularly the integrated, are based on a twomillion, academic-word data bank, taken from educational institutions in the United States, as reported by Fox, Wesche, Bayliss, Cheng, Turner and Doe (2007).…”

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Mejorar la Escritura Académica de Aprendices de inglés: Un efoque de multiestrategia a un desafío multideminesional

Ángel

García

2017

GIST

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The demands of the academic field and the constraints students have while learning how to write appropriately call for better approaches to teach academic writing. This research study examines the effect of a multifaceted academic writing module on pre-service teachers' composition skills in an English teacher preparation program at a medium sized public university in Colombia. Four written samples from sixteen students were analyzed throughout the two academic periods of 2016. Analytical rubrics measured six writing features quantitatively. Results showed that this multifaceted academic writing module significantly improved pre-service teachers' competences such as discourse, syntax, vocabulary, mechanics and language conventions.Key Words: Academic writing, peer review, tutoring, writing lab, systemized feedback, TOEFL practice, Process Approach ResumenLos requerimientos del área académica y las limitaciones de los estudiantes al aprender a escribir exigen mejores estrategias para la enseñanza de la escritura académica. Esta investigación examina el efecto de un módulo multifacético de 1

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“… Another important field of global certification has emerged with regard to language testing. The best‐known provider in this field is the nonprofit organization Educational Testing Service (ETS) with its English language test TOEFL or the British Council's International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Fox, Wesche, Bayliss, Cheng, Turner and Doe ). …”

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Transnational Authority in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Who Sets the Standards of ICT Training and Certification?*

Graz

Hartmann

2012

Int Polit Sociol

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This article examines the extent and limits of nonstate forms of authority in international relations. It analyzes how the information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure for the tradability of services in a global knowledge‐based economy relies on informal regulatory practices for the adjustment of ICT‐related skills. By focusing on the challenge that highly volatile and short‐lived cycles of demands for this type of knowledge pose for ensuring the right qualification of the labor force, the article explores how companies and associations provide training and certification programs as part of a growing market for educational services setting their own standards. The existing literature on non‐conventional forms of authority in the global political economy has emphasized that the consent of actors, subject to informal rules and some form of state support, remains crucial for the effectiveness of those new forms of power. However, analyses based on a limited sample of actors tend toward a narrow understanding of the issues concerned and fail to fully explore the differentiated space in which nonstate authority is emerging. This article develops a three‐dimensional analytical framework that brings together the scope of the issues involved, the range of nonstate actors concerned, and the spatial scope of their authority. The empirical findings highlight the limits of these new forms of nonstate authority and shed light on the role of the state and international governmental organizations in this new context.

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Language Testing Reconsidered

Cited by 14 publications

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Multi Facet Rasch Analysis in tests of oral production

Multi Facet Rasch Analysis in tests of oral production

Mejorar la Escritura Académica de Aprendices de inglés: Un efoque de multiestrategia a un desafío multideminesional

Transnational Authority in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Who Sets the Standards of ICT Training and Certification?*

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