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Age, Task Characteristics, and Acoustic Indicators of Engagement: Investigations into the Validity of a Technology-Enhanced Speaking Test for Young Language Learners
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Despite calls for engaging assessments targeting young language learners (YLLs) between 8 and 13 years old, what makes assessment tasks engaging and how such task characteristics affect measurement quality have not been well studied empirically. Furthermore, there has been a dearth of validity research about technology-enhanced speaking tests for YLLs. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to explore relationships among examinee age, task characteristics, engagement, and performance in the context of gathering evidence to back a test validity argument. Following a mixed-methods approach, the investigations involved over 400 YLLs in 11 countries who responded to TOEFL Primary® Speaking test tasks (Educational Testing Service, 2013). Results from many-facet Rasch measurement revealed that, in terms of evaluation claims, tasks and raters functioned well across examinee age groups. Generalizability theory was then applied to confirm that examinees accounted for most of the score variance and that current test form configurations maximize score dependability. Fischer’s (1973, 1995) linear logistic test model results helped explain that vocabulary support, novelty, and video animation increased task difficulty, while topical choice did not. Lastly, acoustic measures of harmonicity and shimmer from the spoken responses served as indicators of engagement in a structural model showing that topical choice and novelty promoted engagement; these findings were triangulated by retrospective verbal reports from eight YLLs. Results point to the importance of including engagement in theoretical models of language performance. Also, a taxonomy of task characteristics that may support engagement is proposed to help drive a research agenda and inform test development.
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Educational tests and measurements; English language--Study and teaching; Linguistics; Test of English as a Foreign Language
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URL: https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-ad10-bc50
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Age, Task Characteristics, and Acoustic Indicators of Engagement: Investigations into the Validity of a Technology-Enhanced Speaking Test for Young Language Learners ...
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The IELTS Exam and Cut-Off Decisions: One University's Mistake
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In: World Languages and Cultures Faculty Publications (2020)
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Sind Fortbildungsmaßnahmen zu linguistisch fundierter Sprachförderung wirksam? Analysen zu den Kompetenzen von Fachkräften und mehrsprachigen Kindern
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In: Frühe Bildung 8 (2019) 4, S. 181-186 (2019)
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Sind Fortbildungsmaßnahmen zu linguistisch fundierter Sprachförderung wirksam? Analysen zu den Kompetenzen von Fachkräften und mehrsprachigen Kindern ...
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Standard setting in specific-purpose language testing: what can a qualitative study add?
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Code-switched English Pronunciation Modeling for Swahili Spoken Term Detection (Pub Version, Open Access)
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Kompetenz von Lehramtsstudierenden in Deutsch als Zweitsprache. Validierung des GSL-Testinstruments
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In: Blömeke, Sigrid [Hrsg.]; Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, Olga [Hrsg.]: Kompetenzen von Studierenden. Weinheim u.a. : Beltz Juventa 2015, S. 32-54. - (Zeitschrift für Pädagogik, Beiheft; 61) (2015)
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Kompetenz von Lehramtsstudierenden in Deutsch als Zweitsprache. Validierung des GSL-Testinstruments ...
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Methods for Evaluating Text Extraction Toolkits: An Exploratory Investigation
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In: DTIC (2015)
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Survival of the Fittest: The Role of Linguistic Modification in Nursing Education
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In: UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones (2015)
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Einblicke in die sprachlichen Leistungen türkischer Kinder mit Deutsch als Zweitsprache
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In: Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research ; 6 ; 4 ; 471-478 (2014)
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The role of memory in processing relative clauses in children with Specific Language Impairment
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An Extensive Reading Approach to Teaching English Second Language Reading Comprehension with the American Language Institute at the University of Toledo
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In: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1383970960 (2013)
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Language Enabled Airmen Program: Language Intensive Training Events 2011 Results
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Predicting Proficiency without Direct Assessment: Can Speaking Ratings be Inferred from Non-participatory Listening and Reading Ratings?
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In: DTIC (2013)
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