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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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English language programmes provide established pathways for international students seeking university admission in countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom. In order to refer international applicants to appropriate levels and durations of English language support prior to matriculation into their main course of study, pathway providers need effective and efficient language assessment tools. This report evaluates the effectiveness of an online vocabulary knowledge test as an index of English proficiency for university English pathway programme applicants (N = 177). The Timed Yes/No (TYN) test measures vocabulary recognition size and speed in a time- and resource-effective format. Test results were correlated with performance on a comprehensive placement test consisting of speaking, writing, reading and listening components. The predictive validity of word recognition accuracy (a proxy for size) and response time (a measure of efficiency) for placement test outcomes were examined independently and in combination. The TYN test scores’ sensitivity at predicting comprehensive placement test scores were assessed using a cut-score analysis resulting in an identification accuracy rate ranging from 76 to 86% for five critical band scores. The potential use of the online vocabulary-screening test for measuring international students’ English language proficiency is discussed in terms of reliability, validity, speed, usability and cost-effectiveness in onsite and offshore testing conditions.
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3304 Education; education pathways; English language proficiency; International students; language testing; placement testing; proficiency screening; vocabulary knowledge
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URL: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:724151
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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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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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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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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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