This chapter reviews recent literature on English for specific purposes (ESP) testing,
beginning with work on the theory and practice of ESP assessment, and then deals with …

For practical and theoretical purposes, tests of second language (L2) ability commonly aim
to measure one overarching trait, general language ability, while simultaneously measuring …

The simple view of reading (SVR) model proposes that reading comprehension is the
product of cognitive domain skills, word decoding, and oral language (linguistic) …

** WINNER OF ILTA/SAGE Best Book Award 2020** Assessing English for Professional
Purposes provides a state-of-the-art account of the various kinds of language assessments …

This study examined whether language structure or language proficiency might affect
students' critical thinking performance. Previous research has claimed that many non …

This article examines listening and reading proficiency levels of US college foreign
language students at major milestones throughout their undergraduate career. Data were …

This study investigates the relationships between test takers' metacognitive and cognitive
strategy use through a questionnaire and their test performance on an English as a Foreign …

Studies that use structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques are increasingly
encountered in the language assessment literature. This popularity has created the need for …

Typically, English language proficiency tests yield multiple scores–usually for each of the
four traditional language domains. In order to maximize the usefulness of test scores, they …

Traditional uses of educational assessments include measuring students' achievement with
respect to subject matter taught during a particular period in time, gauging students' …