Using the English GSAT for placement into EFL classes: accuracy and validity concerns

Autor: Yen-Fen Liao

Publikováno v: Language Testing in Asia, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-23 (2022)

Abstract The English General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT), a nationwide high-stakes college entrance exam in Taiwan, has commonly served as a placement test for streaming college freshmen into EFL classes. There has, however, been scant research re

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Issues of Validity and Reliability in Second Language Performance Assessment

Autor: Yen-Fen Liao

Publikováno v: Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2004)

With an increasing practical need for language tests that can provide predictive information about how successfully a candidate will perform in a non-testing setting, second language performance assessment has recently aroused immense interest in the

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/35e5205dd3df41f998dffa820f8c0509

Investigating the Score Dependability and Decision Dependability of the GEPT Listening Test: A Multivariate Generalizability Theory Approach.

Autor: Yen-Fen Liao

Publikováno v: English Teaching & Learning; Spring2016, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p79-111, 33p

Hedges and boosters in academic texts: a comparative study on English language teaching and physiotherapy research articles.

Autor: AKMAN, Ezgi, KARAHAN, Pınar

Publikováno v: RumeliDE Journal of Language & Literature Research / RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi; Feb2023, Vol. 2023 Issue 32, p1335-1349, 15p

Authenticated Spoken Texts for L2 Listening Tests.

Autor: Wagner, Elvis, Liao, Yen-Fen, Wagner, Santoi

Publikováno v: Language Assessment Quarterly; Jul-Aug2021, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p205-227, 23p