Volume 12 (2023)
Volume 11 (2022)
Volume 10 (2021)
Volume 9 (2020)
Volume 8 (2019)
Volume 7 (2018)
Volume 6 (2017)
Volume 5 (2016)
Volume 4 (2015)
Volume 3 (2014)
Volume 2 (2013)
Volume 1 (2012)
Main Subjects = Testing
Number of Articles: 21
Detecting Halo Effects across Rubric Criteria in L2 Writing Assessment: A Many-facet Rasch Analysis
Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2023, , Pages 159-176
Abstract
This study applied multi-faceted Rasch measurement to investigate the halo effect in the performance-based assessment of writing across rubric criteria. Five raters who had received ... Read MoreFactors Affecting Untrained Raters’ Cognition in Rating Oral Proficiency of English Language Learners: Insights from Iran
Volume 11, Issue 2 , April 2022, , Pages 1-24
Abstract
Score decision-making is largely an undocumented process in performance assessment. To conduct a more in-depth cognitive study in scoring, one must ask if these underlying processes ... Read MoreCognitive and Psychological Characteristics and EFL Learners’ Test Performance: A Validity Study
Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 39-62
Abstract
Language learners' test performance is affected by individual attributes that are not part of test takers’ language ability (Bachman, 1990). The identification of such factors ... Read MoreThe Status Quo of Language Assessment Literacy among Syrian EFL Teachers
Volume 10, Issue 2 , April 2021, , Pages 33-60
Abstract
With the increasing importance of Language Assessment Literacy in recent years, identifying the assessment literacy components in different contexts becomes essential to ensure that ... Read MoreThe Relationship between Graded and Tested Achievement: Do Gender and Proficiency Level Make a Difference?
Volume 9, Issue 4 , November 2020, , Pages 477-502
Abstract
Grades represent one of the most common sources of evidence of student achievement in classrooms, though their relationship with test scores has remained understudied, particularly ... Read MoreCloze-Elide Test as an Alternative Test Method: Linking Personality Types to Test Method Performance
Volume 8, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-26
Abstract
More innovative test methods may measure language learners’ test performance more accurately, contributing to much fairer decisions. This study examined Iranian language learners’ ... Read MoreOperationalization of Formative Assessment in Writing: An Intuitive Approach to the Development of an Instrument
Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 319-344
Abstract
The current study aimed to develop a Formative Assessment of Writing (FAoW) instrument through operationalizing Black and Wiliam’s (2009) Formative Assessment (FA) and Hattie ... Read MoreIranian EFL Teachers' Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) under an Assessing Lens
Volume 7, Issue 3 , July 2018, , Pages 361-382
Abstract
Despite being trained in pre-service teacher education programs, most EFL teachers are underprepared when faced with language assessment-related activities. Part of the problem emanates ... Read MoreWashback Effect of TEFL MA Exam on Iranian Lecturers’ Classroom Activities
Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 43-66
Abstract
Washback refers to the effect of testing on teaching and learning. The university entrance exam for Iranian MA candidates of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (hereinafter TEFL ... Read MoreScore Generalizability of Writing Assessment: the Effect of Rater’s Gender
Volume 6, Issue 4 , November 2017, , Pages 411-434
Abstract
The score reliability of language performance tests has attracted increasing interest. Classical Test Theory cannot examine multiple sources of measurement error. Generalizability theory ... Read MoreAdvanced and upper-intermediate EFL learners’ reciprocity to mediation: A dynamic listening assessment
Volume 6, Issue 4 , November 2017, , Pages 523-542
Abstract
The present study aimed to capture and represent the mediator-learner’s interaction in the development of listening proficiency and statistically compare this interaction between ... Read MoreNative and Non-native Teachers’ Pragmatic Criteria for Rating Request Speech Act: The Case of American and Iranian EFL Teachers
Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 67-84
Abstract
Abstract: Over the last few decades, several aspects of pragmatic knowledge and its effects on teaching and learning a second language (L2) ... Read MoreFactors Influencing Iranian Untrained EFL Raters' Rating Group Oral Discussion Tasks: A Mixed Methods Design
Volume 5, Issue 2 , July 2016, , Pages 191-210
Abstract
Using a mixed methods design, the present study attempted to identify the factors influencing Iranian untrained EFL raters in rating group oral discussion tasks. To fulfil this aim, ... Read MoreOral Presentation vs. Free Discussion: Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Speaking Proficiency and Perception
Volume 5, Issue 2 , July 2016, , Pages 211-236
Abstract
Speaking is a significant skill that many foreign language learners are trying to master. In this study, the effectiveness of two different speaking activities, i.e. oral presentation ... Read MoreThe Washback Effects of High School Third Grade Exam on EFL Teachers’ Methodology, Evaluation and Attitude
Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 77-98
Abstract
Abstract: The widespread use of test scores for different educational and social decision making purposes has made the washback effect of tests a distinct educational phenomenon (Cheng, ... Read MoreTesting a model of L2 communication among Iranian EFL learners: A path analysis framework
Volume 4, Issue 1 , February 2015, , Pages 59-78
Abstract
Using willingness to communicate (WTC) and socio-educational models as a framework, the present study aimed at examining ... Read MoreA confirmatory study of Differential Item Functioning on EFL reading comprehension
Volume 3, Issue 2 , August 2014, , Pages 55-68
Abstract
The present study aimed at investigating DIF sources on an EFL reading comprehension test. Accordingly, ... Read MoreThe development of a Persian reading span test for the measure of L1 Persian EFL learners’ working memory capacity
Volume 2, Issue 2 , July 2013, , Pages 107-116
Abstract
This study describes working memory and developing and validating of an L1 Persian reading span test for the measurement of working memory of L1 Persian EFL ... Read MorePinpointing the classifiers of English language writing ability: A discriminant function analysis approach
Volume 2, Issue 1 , February 2013, , Pages 45-60
Abstract
The major aim of this paper was to investigate the validity of language and intelligence factors ... Read MoreThe effects of Curriculum-Based Measurement on EFL learners' achievements in grammar and reading
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2012, , Pages 83-104
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of using Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) on the learners’ achievement in L2 grammar and reading in an EFL context and to ... Read MoreBringing Classroom-Based Assessment into the EFL classroom
Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2012, , Pages 73-86