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Speaking Test Validity

Speaking Test Validity is the extent to which a speaking proficiency assessment accurately measures the targeted linguistic abilities and constructs it is intended to evaluate, ensuring that inferences drawn from test performance reflect true speaking competence rather than extraneous factors.

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445

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219

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2017–2026

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Publications

288

Self-assessment in second language testing: a meta-analysis and analysis of experiential factors

Steven J. Ross · Language Testing · 1998 · 347 citations

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Interviewer variation and the co-construction of speaking proficiency

Annie Brown · Language Testing · 2003 · 338 citations

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Lexical Diversity in Writing and Speaking Task Performances

Guoxing Yu · Applied Linguistics · 2009 · 326 citations

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'Interaction' in second language performance assessment: Whose performance?1

Tim McNamara · Applied Linguistics · 1997 · 298 citations

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Interactional Competence across Proficiency Levels: How do Learners Manage Interaction in Paired Speaking Tests?

Evelina D. Galaczi · Applied Linguistics · 2013 · 211 citations

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Authors

445

  1. XX
    Xiaoming Xi

    Shandong University, China

    9 publications · 317 citations

    9

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  2. TM
    Tim McNamara

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    9 publications · 936 citations

    9

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  3. AB
    Annie Brown

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    7 publications · 773 citations

    7

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  4. JB
    Jared Bernstein

    Louisiana State University, United States

    6 publications · 346 citations

    6

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  5. ES
    Elana Shohamy

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    6 publications · 312 citations

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Institutions

219

  1. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    20 h-index

    44 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    19 h-index

    33 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    536 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    342 citations

  5. University of Bedfordshire

    Luton, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    214 citations

  6. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

    Honolulu, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    298 citations

  7. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    289 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    223 citations

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Venues

  1. Language Testing

    57 publications · 4.4K citations

    36

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  2. Language Assessment Quarterly

    22 publications · 1K citations

    17

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  3. ETS Research Report Series

    15 publications · 474 citations

    13

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  4. Modern Language Journal

    MLJ · 11 publications · 792 citations

    11

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  5. Foreign Language Annals

    FLA · 9 publications · 334 citations

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