Writing from sources: Does audience matter?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2018.03.004
Abstract: Abstract Contextual factors influence the way we speak and write. An audience is central to the rhetorical context and helps to identify the parameters of a writing task. The purpose of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: specification; sources audience; audience; audience matter ... See more keywords
Understanding test-takers’ perceptions of difficulty in EAP vocabulary tests: The role of experiential factors
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DOI: 10.1177/0265532216673399
Abstract: This study, conducted by two researchers who were also multiple-choice question (MCQ) test item writers at a private English-medium university in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context, was designed to shed light on… read more here.
Keywords: eap vocabulary; perceptions difficulty; test; takers perceptions ... See more keywords
Test review: TestDaF
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DOI: 10.1177/0265532217715848
Abstract: The German university setting has experienced a dramatic change over the past several decades with respect to students entering from abroad. In 2015, international students comprised 11.9% of all students enrolled in public universities, and… read more here.
Keywords: german university; review; test; language ... See more keywords
An investigation of novice ESL writers’ cognitive processes and strategy use of paraphrasing
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DOI: 10.1186/s40468-020-00104-3
Abstract: Source use competence is becoming increasingly important in English-medium universities, and inability to appropriately use reading sources leads to plagiarism which has serious punishable consequences. As one effective strategy to help academic writers to avoid… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive processes; strategy; language; strategy use ... See more keywords
Applying Interventionist and Interactionist Approaches to Dynamic Assessment for L2 Listening Comprehension.
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DOI: 10.12973/iji.2018.11346a
Abstract: The current study reports the results of a project aimed at assessing L2 listening comprehension by drawing on two approaches to dynamic assessment: interventionist and interactionist. The former approach was actualized by providing two graduated… read more here.
Keywords: approaches dynamic; dynamic assessment; test; test takers ... See more keywords
Two Statistical Tests for the Detection of Item Compromise
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DOI: 10.3102/10769986221094789
Abstract: Two independent statistical tests of item compromise are presented, one based on the test takers’ responses and the other on their response times (RTs) on the same items. The tests can be used to monitor… read more here.
Keywords: item compromise; test takers; statistical tests; test ... See more keywords