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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Extent to Which TOEFL iBT Speaking Scores Are Associated with Performance on Oral Language Tasks and Oral Ability Components for Japanese University Students
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Ockey, Gary J.; Koyama, Dennis; Setoguchi, Eric; Sun, Angela – Language Testing, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which performance on the TOEFL iBT speaking section is associated with other indicators of Japanese university students' abilities to communicate orally in an academic English environment and to determine which components of oral ability for these tasks are best assessed by TOEFL iBT.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Correlation
The Effects of Group Members' Personalities on a Test Taker's L2 Group Oral Discussion Test Scores
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Ockey, Gary J. – Language Testing, 2009
The second language group oral is a test of second language speaking proficiency, in which a group of three or more English language learners discuss an assigned topic without interaction with interlocutors. Concerns expressed about the extent to which test takers' personal characteristics affect the scores of others in the group have limited its…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Training, Assertiveness, Foreign Countries
Construct Implications of Including Still Image or Video in Computer-Based Listening Tests
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Ockey, Gary J. – Language Testing, 2007
Over the past decade, listening comprehension tests have been converting to computer-based tests that include visual input. However, little research is available to suggest how test takers engage with different types of visuals on such tests. The present study compared a series of still images to video in academic computer-based tests to determine…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Native Speakers
A Many-Facet Rasch Analysis of the Second Language Group Oral Discussion Task.
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Bonk, William J.; Ockey, Gary J. – Language Testing, 2003
FACETS many-facet Rasch analysis software was utilized to look at two consecutive administrations of a large-scale second language oral assessment in the form of a peer group discussion task with Japanese English-major university students. Results are discussed. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education