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Offshore and onsite placement testing for English pathway programmes
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In: SCU College (2018)
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Lexical facility: size, recognition speed and consistency as dimensions of second language vocabulary knowledge
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Offshore and onsite placement testing for English pathway programmes
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Vocabulary recognition skill as a screening tool in English-as-a-Lingua-Franca university settings
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In: SCU College (2016)
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Fractionating English language proficiency: Policy and practice in Australian higher education
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University EAP pathway placement testing: scoring vocabulary test performance
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This paper examines an on-line test of vocabulary knowledge as a placement tool for assessing the academic English proficiency of students applying for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) pathways to award study at an Australian university. Vocabulary size and speed were measured in a Yes/No recognition test eliciting timed responses as to whether a presented word was known. Test items were drawn from a range of frequency levels, allowing vocabulary size to be measured. The timed Yes/No (TYN) test results were correlated with performance on an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program entry placement test (assessing speaking, reading, writing and listening skills) and the again on end of semester achievement tests. The presentation compares the sensitivity of two versions of the test (covering different vocabulary frequency bands), and the four alternative methods for scoring the test responses examined in Mochida & Harrington (2006). Zero order correlations between vocabulary measures and tests ranged between r = .3 - .5 depending on test version and scoring method, and a hierarchical regression analysis showed that both vocabulary size and speed measure contribute unique amounts of variance in predicting test outcomes. Of particular interest was how well the vocabulary scores predicted performance by learners with sufficient English to enter into direct entry EAP pathway to university programs (IELTS 5.5). The potential use of the Yes/No recognition test as a placement tool for measuring EAP proficiency in pathway programs is discussed in terms of reliability, usability and cost-effectiveness.
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Assessment; Education; testing
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URL: https://www.conveneit.com/secure/onsite/ling_dec_15/abstract.pdf
https://epubs.scu.edu.au/scucollege_pubs/31
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Phraseology used to comment on results in the discussion section of applied linguistics quantitative research articles
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Word recognition skill and academic success across disciplines in an ELF university setting
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In: SCU College (2014)
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The role of word recognition skill in academic success across disciplines in an ELF university setting
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Identifying academically at-risk students in an English-as-a-Lingua-Franca university setting
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Recognition vocabulary skill as a predictor of academic English performance and academic achievement in English
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In: SCU College (2013)
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Recognition vocabulary knowledge as a predictor of academic performance in an English as a foreign language setting
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Focus on the forms: from recognition practice in Chinese vocabulary learning
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Computational models of second language sentence processing
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