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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Main Authors: Maryam Heidari Vincheh, Azizullah Mirzaei, Ali Roohani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-10-01
Series:Language Testing in Asia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-024-00311-2