Balancing practicality and construct representativeness for IEP speaking tests

Abstract Intensive English programs (IEPs) strive to make certain that international students have sufficient levels of speaking ability, which is typically assessed through a combination of different tasks. One drawback of including multiple tasks is that the development, administration, and scorin...

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Main Authors: Anthony Becker, Sawako Matsugu, Mansoor Al-Surmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40862-017-0041-z