A cognitive diagnostic approach to IELTS speaking test: unveiling the subskills and test-takers’ perceptions
Abstract Although the IELTS speaking test assesses English verbal-communication competence accurately and reliably, its traditional, retroactive scoring framework stops short of providing detailed diagnostic information about individual test-takers’ specific domains of proficiency or deficiency. Thi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2024-10-01
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Series: | Language Testing in Asia |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-024-00311-2 |