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High-stakes Language Testing

High-Stakes Language Testing is a form of language assessment in which the results have significant immediate consequences for test takers, such as certification, academic admission, or professional licensing, thereby distinguishing it from low-stakes assessments used for diagnostic or formative purposes.

191

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9.9K

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277

Authors

161

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2017–2026

43

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Publications

191

TOEFL preparation courses: a study of washback

J. Charles Alderson, Liz Hamp‐Lyons · Language Testing · 1996 · 395 citations

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Language Testing: The Construction and Use of Foreign Language Tests

Mary Margaret Heiser, Robert Lado · Modern Language Journal · 1970 · 327 citations

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Modern language testing at the turn of the century: assuring that what we count counts

Lyle F. Bachman · Language Testing · 2000 · 298 citations

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Textbook trends in teaching language testing

Alan Davies · Language Testing · 2008 · 246 citations

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A dictionary of language testing

compiled and edited by Abbas Mousavi · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1999 · 246 citations

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Authors

277

  1. LC
    Liying Cheng

    Queen's University, Canada

    9 publications · 665 citations

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  2. YJ
    Yan Jin

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

    5 publications · 267 citations

    5

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  3. TM
    Tim McNamara

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    5 publications · 412 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. ES
    Elana Shohamy

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    4 publications · 269 citations

    4

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  5. CR
    Carsten Roever

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    4 publications · 173 citations

    4

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Institutions

161

  1. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    748 citations

  2. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    799 citations

  3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    464 citations

  4. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    230 citations

  5. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    252 citations

  6. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    188 citations

  7. Northern Arizona University

    Flagstaff, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    265 citations

  8. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

    Guangzhou, China

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    376 citations

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Venues

  1. Language Testing

    25 publications · 2.6K citations

    23

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  2. Language Assessment Quarterly

    17 publications · 764 citations

    15

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  3. Language Testing in Asia

    8 publications · 180 citations

    8

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  4. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 7 publications · 594 citations

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