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Studies in Language Assessment (SiLA)

Studies in Language Assessment (formerly PLTA) An international journal of the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand ISSN: 2653-5335

Overview

Studies in Language Assessment (SiLA) is the international research journal of the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ) It previously appeared under the title Papers in Language Testing and Assessment (PLTA).

Co-Editors: John Read, Jason Fan
Reviews Editor: Ivy Chen

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The journal is an online, open-access publication that welcomes contributions from both new and experienced researchers in the form of full research articles, research reports and discussion papers, on topics in the field of language assessment. It also publishes commissioned book and test reviews. Currently, there are at least one regular issue and one theme-based special issue each year.

SiLA is included in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

Early view articles

Students’ perceptions of teacher assessment practices in foreign language emergency remote teaching during Covid-19 in Finland
Toni Mäkipää, University of Helsinki

Current and back issues

Current and back issues are available for free download from ALTAANZ or via the links below:

Current issue

Back issues

Submission guidelines

Submission guidelines are provided via the link below

Submission guidelines

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to the Editorial Assistant, sila.editors@gmail.com.

Correspondence on editorial matters should be addressed to the Editors, John Read and Jason Fan via email to sila.editors@gmail.com.

The Reviews Editor is Ivy Chen, The University of Melbourne.

Melbourne Papers in Language Testing

Prior to 2012, the journal was published by the Language Testing Research Centre at the University of Melbourne under the name, Melbourne Papers in Language Testing. For the full catalogue of back issues follow the link below:

Academic publications

2022

Books

  • Haug, T., Mann, W. & Knoch, U. (2022) (Eds.). Handbook of Language Assessment across Modalities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Book chapters

  • Fan, J. (2022). Ethics and fairness. In Luo, K. (Ed.). Major Issues in Language Assessment (pp. 207-220). Foreign Language Testing and Research Press.
  • Haug, T., Knoch, U., and Mann, W. (2022). Discussion on Scoring Issues in Second Signed or Spoken Language Assessment. In Haug, T., Mann, W. & Knoch, U. (Eds.). Handbook of Language Assessment across Modalities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Knoch, U. (2022). Language Assessment for Professional Purposes. In Mohebbi, H. & Coombe, Ch. (Eds). Research Questions in Language Education and Applied Linguistics. Frankfurt: Springer Verlag.
  • Knoch, U. (2022). Scoring spoken second language assessment. In Haug, T., Mann, W. & Knoch, U. (Eds.). Handbook of Language Assessment across Modalities. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Yan, X., & Fan, J. (2022). Reliability and dependability. In Fulcher, G., & Harding, L. (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Language Testing (pp. 477-494). Routledge.

Refereed journal articles

  • Fan, J., Frost, K., & Jin, Y. (2022, online first). Local English testing in China’s tertiary education: Contexts, policies, and practices. Language Testing. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322211070839
  • Zhang, P., Fan, J., & Jia, W. (2022). Assessing L2 Integrated writing self-efficacy: Development and validation of a scale. Assessing Writing 54, 100665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2022.100665
  • Zou, S., & Fan, J. (2022). Pinpointing analytic rating criteria for EFL writing assessment from raters’ perspectives. Journal of Contemporary Foreign Language Studies, 12(4), 133-143.

2021

Books

  • Knoch, U., Fairbairn, J., Yan, J. (2021). Scoring second language spoken and written responses. London: Equinox
  • Wang, L., & Fan, J. (2021). Working Towards a Proficiency Scale of Business English Writing: A Mixed-Methods Approach. Springer Nature.

Refereed journal articles

  • Dong, M., Fan, J., & Xu, J. (2021, online first). Differential washback effects of the Gaokao English test on students’ English learning: Evidence from a large-scale stratified survey in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Education. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2021.1918057
  • Fan, J., & Frost, K. (2021, online first). At the intersection of policy, practice and research: an interview with Yan Jin. Language Assessment Quarterly. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15434303.2021.1938570
  • Knoch, U., Deygers, B. & Khamboonruang, A. (2021). Revisiting rating scale development for rater-mediated language performance assessments: Modelling construct and contextual choices made by scale developers. Language Testing 38(4), 602-626
  • Xu, J., Fan, J., & Luo, K. (2021). Exploring the relationships betweenL2 English listening instruction, self-efficacy and strategy use: A mediation analysis. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.758757
  • Yan, X., & Fan, J. (2021). “Am I qualified to be a language tester?”: Understanding the development of language assessment literacy across three stakeholder groups. Language Testing 38(2), 219-246.
  • Zhao, H., & Fan, J. (2021). Modelling input factors in second language acquisition of the English article construction. Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.653258
  • Zhang, P., Fan, J., & Jia, W. (2021). Research trends and hotspots in language assessment: A bibliometric analysis. Foreign Language Teaching and Research 53(4): 618-627.

2020

Books

  • Knoch, U. & Macqueen, S. (2020). Assessing English for Professional Purposes: Language and the workplace. London: Routledge

Book chapters

  • Knoch, U., & Macqueen, S. (2020). Adaptive imitation: Formulaicity and the words of others in L2 English academic writing. In G. Fogal, & M. Verspoor (Eds.), Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development (1 ed., pp. 81-108). New York: John Benjamins Publishing.

Editorship

  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., & Elder, C. (Eds.) (2020). Assessing Writing: Assessing writing for workplace purposes. (Vol. 46, Iss. 4). Elsevier Inc.

Refereed journal articles

  • Fan, J., Frost, K., & Liu, B. (2020). Teachers’ involvement in high-stakes language assessment reforms: The case of Test for English Majors (TEM) in China. Studies in Educational Evaluation. Doi: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2020.100898.
  • Fan, J., & Yan, X. (2020). Assessing speaking proficiency: A narrative review of speaking assessment research within the argument-based validation framework. Frontiers in Psychology. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00330.
  • Haug, T., Batty, A., Ventz, M., Notter, C., Girard-Groeber, S., Knoch, U., Audeoud, M. (2020). Validity evidence for a sentence repetition test of Swiss German Sign Language. Language Testing 37 (3): 412-434. Doi:10.1177/0265532219898382
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., Flynn, E., McNamara, T., Huisman, A., Zhang, B. (2020). Capturing domain expert perspectives in devising a rating scale for a health specific writing test: How close can we get? Assessing Writing 46, 13 pages. doi:10.1016/j.asw.2020.100489
  • Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Elder, C., Kong, X., & McKenna, A. (2020). Drawing on repeat test takers to study test preparation practices and their links to score gains. Language Testing, 37(4), 550-572. doi:10.1177/0265532220927407
  • Knoch, U., Zhang, B., McNamara, T., Elder, C., Flynn, E., Huisman, A., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E. (2020), ‘I will go to my grave fighting for grammar': Exploring the ability of language-trained raters to implement a professionally-relevant rating scale for writing, Assessing Writing 46, 14 pages. doi:10.1016/j.asw.2020.100488
  • Liu, B., & Fan, J. (2020). Exploring teachers’ views on high-stakes language assessment reforms: The case of Test for English Majors Grade 8. Foreign Language World, 197(2): 20-26.
  • Rastgou, A., Storch, N., Knoch, U. (2020). The effect of sustained teacher feedback on CAF, content and organization in EFL writing. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research 8(2), 41-61
  • Wang, L., & Fan, J. (2020). Assessing Business English writing: The development and validation of a proficiency scale. Assessing Writing. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asw.2020.100490
  • Wang, J., & Fan, J. (2020). Book review: Defining and assessing lexical proficiency. Language Testing. Doi: 10.1177/0265532220960019.

2019

  • Elder, C., Knoch, U. and Harradine, O. (2019). "Language requirements for Australian citizenship: Insights from a senate enquiry," in C. Roever and J. Wigglesworth (eds.,). Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. Berlin: Peter Lang
  • Fan, J. (2019). Assessing Chinese learners of English: Language constructs, consequences, and conundrums. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy, and Practice. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2017.1309353
  • Fan, J. (2019). "Book review: Design and validation of a computerized adaptive EFL test," in Language Testing, 36(1), pp. 151-153
  • Fan, J. and Bond, T. (2019). "Applying Rasch measurement in language assessment: Unidimensionality and local independence," in Aryadoust, V. and Rachel, M. (eds.,). Statistical analysis in language assessment. Routledge, pp. 83-102
  • Fan, J., Knoch, U., & Bond, T. (2019). Application of Rasch measurement theory in language assessment: Using measurement to enhance language assessment research and practice. Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 8(2): iii-ix.
  • Fan, J. & Ji, P. (2019). Development and validation of the Fudan English Test. Shanghai: Fudan University Press.
  • Fan, J. & Jin, Y. (2019). Standards for language assessment: Demystifying university-level English placement testing in China. Asia-Pacific Journal of Education. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2019.1706445.
  • Fan, J. and Jin, Y. (2019). "Working towards professional standards: How do students and teachers view English language testing practice in China?" in C. Roever and G. Wigglesworth (eds.,). Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. Berlin: Peter Lang, pp. 173-186
  • Frost, K., Clothier, J., Huisman, A. and Wigglesworth, G (2019). "Responding to a TOEFL iBT integrated speaking task: Mapping task demands and test takers’ use of stimulus content," in Language Testing
  • Gao, X. & Fan, J. (2019). ‘Computational and Corpus Approaches to Chinese Language Learning’, Xiaofei Lu, Berlin Chen (Eds.). Springer, Singapore (2019). Applied Linguistics. Doi:10.1093/applin/amz054.
  • Knoch, U. and Macqueen, S. (2019). Assessing English for Professional Purposes: Language and the workplace. London: Routledge
  • McNamara, T., Knoch, U. and Fan, J. (2019). Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment. Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Macqueen, S., Knoch, U., Wigglesworth, G., McNamara, T., Nordlinger, R. and Singer, R. (2019). "An investigation of the impact of national standardized literacy and numeracy testing on children in remote Indigenous communities of Australia," in Language Testing

2018

  • Fan, J. (2018). The development and validation of standards in language testing. Shanghai: Fudan University Press
  • Knoch, U. and Chapelle, C. (2018). "Validating rating processes within an argument-based approach to validation," in Language Testing; 35 (4), pp. 477-499
  • Knoch, U., Fairbairn, J., Myford, C. and Huisman, A. (2018). "Evaluating the effectiveness of training new writing and speaking raters online," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 7(1), pp. 61-86
  • McNamara, T., Elder, C., Flynn, E., Knoch, U., Manias, E., Woodward-Kron, R. and Yahalom, S. (2018). "Collaboration in the design of specific purpose language tests in the health setting," in Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice 13 (3), p. 189-210
  • Mendoza Ramos, A. and Knoch, U. (2018). "Examining the validity of an analytic rating scale for a Spanish test for academic purposes using the argument-based approach to validation," in Assessing Writing 35, pp. 41-55

2017

  • Elder, C. (2017). "English assessment in higher education," in Shohamy, E., Or I.G. and May, S. (eds.,). Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Language Testing and Assessment. Springer, pp. 271-285
  • Elder, C., McNamara, T., Kim, H., Pill., J. and Sato, T. (2017). "Interrogating the construct of communicative competence in language assessment contexts: What the non-language specialist can tell us," in Language and Communication 57, pp. 14-21
  • Knoch, U. (2017). "Research in the news - Research in second language assessment," in Language Teaching 50 (1)
  • Knoch, U., McNamara, T. and Elder, C. (2017). Submission to the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection on the discussion paper 'Strengthening the test for the Australian citizenship'. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre
  • Knoch, U., McNamara, T. and Elder, C. (2017). Submission to the senate enquiry on the proposed revisions to the citizenship law. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U. and Macqueen, S. (2017). "Assessment in the L2 classroom," in Loewen, S. and Sato, M. (eds.,). The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Routledge
  • Wigglesworth, G. and Frost, K. (2016). "Task and performance based assessment," in Shohamy, E., Or I.G. and May, S. (eds.,). Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Language Testing and Assessment. Springer

2016

  • Elder, C. (2016). "Introduction to special issue," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 5, 1, pp. iii-viii
  • Elder, C. (2016). "Exploring the limits of authenticity in language testing: the case of a specific purpose language test for health professionals," in Language Testing 33, 2, pp. 147-152
  • Elder, C. (ed.,) (2016). The limits of authenticity in language testing. Special issue of Language Testing, Vol 33, 2, pp. 147-301
  • Elder, C. (ed.,) (2016). Evaluating language assessment programs and systems in use. Special issue of Papers in Language Testing and Assessment Vol 5, 1, pp. i- 126
  • Elder, C. (ed.,) (2016). Evaluating language assessment programs/projects in use. Special Issue of Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 5, 1
  • Elder, C. and McNamara, T. (2016). "The hunt for 'indigenous criteria' in assessing communication in the physiotherapy workplace," in Language Testing 33, 2, pp. 153-174
  • Fan, J. (2016). "How to improve stakeholders' language assessment literacy - The case of the Language Testing Centre at Fudan University," in The Way of Language: Learning, Assessment, and Culture 7, pp. 48-51
  • Fan, J. (2016). "The construct and predictive validity of a self-assessment scale," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 5 (2), pp. 69-100
  • Fan, J. and Bond, T. (2016). "Using MFRM and SEM in the validation of analytic rating scales of an English speaking assessment," in Zhang, Q. (ed.,). Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2015 Conference Proceedings. Springer Science+Business Media Singapore, pp. 29-50
  • Fan, J., Knoch, U. and Bi, Z. (2016). "Factor structure and factorial invariance of language tests: A longitudinal multiple-sample CFA study," in Foreign Language Testing and Teaching 6 (3), pp. 16-27
  • Hughson, J., Woodward-Kron, R., Parker, A., Bresin, A., Hajek, J., Knoch, U., Story, D. and Phan, T. (2016). "A review of approaches to improve participation of culturally and linguistically diverse populations in clinical trials," in Trials 17, p. 263
  • Fan, J. and Yan, X. (2017). "From test performance to language use: Using self-assessment to validate a high-stakes English proficiency test," in The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher
  • Knoch, U. (2016). "Validation of Writing Assessment," in Chapelle (ed.,). Encyclopaedia of Applied Linguistics. Wiley
  • Knoch, U. (2016). "What can pronunciation researchers learn from research into second language writing?" in Isaacs, T. and Trofimovich, P. (eds.,). Interfaces in second language pronunciation assessment: interdisciplinary perspectives. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. (2016). "Post-entry English language assessments at university: How diagnostic are they?" in Aryadoust, V. and Fox, J. (eds.,). Current Trends in Language Testing in the Pacific Rim and the Middle East: Policies, Analyses, and Diagnoses. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK, pp. 210-230
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C. and O’Hagan, S. (2016). "Examining the validity of a post-entry screening tool embedded in a specific policy context," in Read, J. (ed.,). Post-admission language assessment of university students. Cham, Switzerland: Springer
  • Knoch, U., Fairbairn, J. and Huisman, A. (2016). "An evaluation of an online rater training program for the speaking and writing sub-test of the Aptis," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment, Vol. 5, 1, pp. 90-106
  • Knoch, U. and Macqueen, S. (2016) "Language Assessment in the workplace," in Tsagari, D. and Banerjee, J. (eds.,). Handbook of Second Language Assessment. De Gruyter Mouton
  • Macqueen, S., O'Hagan, S. and Hughes, B. (2016). "Negotiating the boundary between achievement and proficiency: An evaluation of the exit standard of an academic English pathway program," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 5 (1), pp. 107-123
  • Macqueen, S., Pill, J., Elder, C. and Knoch, U. (2016) "Language test as boundary object: Perspectives from test users in the healthcare domain," in Language Testing 33 (2), pp. 271-288
  • Morton, J., Elder, C. and McNamara, T. (2016). "Pattern and particularity in a pedagogical genre: The case of an individual teacher," in Duché, V., Do, T. and Rizzi, A. (eds.,). Genre, text and language: Mélanges Anne Freadman. Librairie Garnier, Paris
  • Woodward-Kron, R. and Elder, C. (2016). "A comparative discourse study of simulated roleplays in two assessment contexts: Validating a specific purpose language test," in Language Testing, 33, 2, pp. 251-270
  • Woodward-Kron, R., Hughson, J., Parker, A., Bresin, A., Hajek, J., Knoch, U., Phan, T. and Story, D. (2016). "Culturally and linguistically diverse populations in medical research: perceptions and experiences of older Italians, their families, ethics administrators and researchers," in Journal of Public Health Research, 5, p. 667

2015

  • Bitchener, J. and Knoch, U. (2015). "Replication of written corrective feedback studies: Bitchener and Knoch (2010) and van Beuningen, de Jong and Kuiken (2012)," in Language Teaching 48, 3, pp. 405-414
  • Elder, C. (2015). "Obituary," in Language Assessment Quarterly 12, 4, pp. 430-431
  • Elder, C. Pill, J. Frost, K. and Bow, C. (2015) "Marching out of step: the uneasy links between task-based language competencies for military purposes and a general proficiency scale," in DeSilva Joyce, H. and Thomson, E. (eds.,). Language in uniform: Language and analysis and training for defence and policing purposes. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 223-240
  • Elder, C. and Read, J. (2015a). "Post-entry language assessments in Australia," in Read, J. Assessing English Proficiency for University Study. Palgrave MacMillan
  • Elder, C. and Read, J. (2015b) "Post-entry language assessments in other countries," in Read, J. Assessing English Proficiency for University Study. Palgrave MacMillan
  • Kim, H. and Elder, C. (2015). "Interrogating the construct of aviation English: feedback from test takers in Korea," in Language Testing 32, 2, pp. 129-149
  • Knoch, U. and McNamara, T. (2015). "Rasch analysis," in L. Plonsky (ed.,). Advancing quantitative methods in second language research. Taylor and Francis/Routledge
  • Knoch, U., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Elder, C., Manias, E., Flynn, E. and Zhang, Y. (2015). "Towards improved language assessment of written health professional communication: the case of the Occupational English Test," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 4, 2, pp. 60-66
  • Knoch, U., Roushad, A., Oon, S.P., Storch, N. (2015). What happens to ESL students’ writing after three years of study at an English medium university? Journal of Second Language Writing 28, pp. 39-52
  • Macqueen, S., Woodward-Kron, R., Flynn, E., Reid, K., Elliott, K., Slade, D. (2015). A resource for teaching emergency care communication. The Clinical Teacher
  • O'Hagan, S., J. Pill and Y. Zhang (2015). Extending the scope of speaking assessment criteria in a specific-purpose language test: Operationalizing a health professional perspective. Language Testing 33 (2), pp. 195-216.
  • O'Hagan, S. and Wigglesworth, G. (2015). "Who's marking my essay? The assessment of non native-speaker and native-speaker undergraduate essays in an Australian higher education context," in Studies in Higher Education 40 (9), pp. 1729-1747

2014

  • Knoch, U., Rouhshad, A. and Storch, N. (2014). "Does the writing of undergraduate ESL students develop after one year of study in an English-medium university?" in Assessing Writing 21, pp. 1-17
  • Knoch, U. (2014). "Using subject specialists to validate an ESP rating scale: The case of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rating scale," in English for Specific Purposes 33 (1), pp. 77-86
  • O'Hagan, S. (2014). Variability in assessor responses to undergraduate essays: an issue for assessment quality in higher education. Peter Lang, 2014
  • O'Hagan, S., Manias, E., Elder, C., Pill, J., Woodward-Kron, R., McNamara, T., Webb, G. and McColl, G. (2014). "What counts as effective communication in nursing? Evidence from nurse educators' and clinicians' feedback on nurse interactions with simulated patients," in Journal of Advanced Nursing 70 (6), pp. 1344-1354

2013

  • Elder, C. and Kim, S.H.O. "Assessing teachers' language proficiency," in Kunnan, A. J. (ed.). The companion to language assessment. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, pp. 454-470
  • Elder, C., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., McColl, G., Webb, G., Pill, J. and O'Hagan, S. "Developing and validating language proficiency standards for non-native English speaking health professionals," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 2 (1), 2013, pp. 66-70
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. "A framework for validating post-entry language assessments (PELAs)," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 2 (2), 2013, pp. 44-68
  • Macqueen, S. "Emergence in second language writing: A methodological inroad," in Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada 13 (2), 2013, pp. 493-515
  • Pill, J. and Harding, L. "Defining the language assessment literacy gap: Evidence from a parliamentary inquiry," in Language Testing 30 (3), 2013, pp. 381-402
  • Woodward-Kron, R., Flynn, E., Macqueen, S., Enright, H. and McColl, G. "The state of emergency communication skills teaching in Australian medical schools: Gaps, barriers, and opportunities," in Focus on Health Professional Education 14 (3), 2013, pp. 49-63

Melbourne Papers in Language Testing - Back Issues

As noted in the Editorial of Volume 11(1), 2006 marked a new era for the journal as it was made freely accessible online rather than in hardcopy. We continue to make the full collection of Melbourne Papers in Language Testing ISSN: 1327-0311 available as a series of individual articles for download.     Image of front cover of MPLT journal

Volume 15, 2010 to Volume 11, 2006

Volume 10, 2001 to Volume 7, 1998

Volume 6, 1997 to Volume 1, 1992

Project reports

2023

  • Fan, J., Chandran, R., & Huisman, A. (2023). Report on the development and trial of R12 (Film lighting and Body image) of Diagnostic English Language Assessment (DELA). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.

2022

2021

  • Fan, J., Jin, Y., Kong, X. & Zhang, X. (2021). How do test takers prepare for computerized speaking tests? A comparative study of the PTE Academic and the CET-SET. Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
  • Fan, J., Knoch, U., Chen, I. (2021). Linking the GEPT Writing Subtest (Part 1) to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
  • Knoch, U. (2021). A list of principles for English language test use for Australian visa purposes. Report prepared for the Department of Home Affairs. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
  • Knoch, U. (2021). Review of test equivalences. Report prepared for the Department of Home Affairs. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U., Fan, J., Elder, C., Zhao, C., & Pitman, A. (2021). Investigating the discourse produced at score levels B2.2 to C2 on the Aptis advanced writing test.
  • Knoch, U., Zhao, K., Elder, C., Chen, I., Fan, J., O’Hagan, S. (2021). Review of the Australian Defence Language Proficiency Rating Scale (ADLPRS) and the development of self-assessment descriptors. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
  • O’Hagan, S., McKenna, A., Chen, I., Czajkowski, M. and Knoch, U. (2021). UEEC10 Assessment review and benchmarking: PHASE 2. Examination of the alignment of the UEEC10 assessments against the UNSW Global Academic English Framework. Final report prepared for UNSW Global. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.

2020

  • Chen, I., Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Pitman, A., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Chinese placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Chen, I., Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Pitman, A., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the French placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Corbel, C., Knoch, U., Yates, L., Wallace, M. (2020). AMEP Outcomes framework project: Phase 2 report. Report prepared for the Department of Home Affairs. Melbourne: Lynda Wyse Associates.
  • Corbel, C., Knoch, U., Yates, L., Wallace, M. (2020). AMEP Outcomes framework project: Scoping report. Report prepared for the Department of Home Affairs. Melbourne: Lynda Wyse Associates.
  • Elder, C. & Knoch, U. (2020). Project 20LCCC02- Language rating scales mapping project. Report prepared for the Australian Defence Organisation. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Fan, J., Huisman, A., & McKenna, A. (2020). Report on the development, trialing and equating of a new version of the DELA/DELNA reading test. Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne
  • Huisman, A., Chen. I., Knoch, U., Pitman, A., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Foreign Language Placement Tests: Stakeholder perceptions. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Huisman, A., Chen. I., Knoch, U., Pitman, A., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Italian placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U., Fan, J., Elder, C., Zhao, K., Pitman, A. (2020). Investigating the discourse produced at score levels B2.2 to C2 on the Aptis Advanced writing test. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Pitman, A., Chen, I., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the German placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Pitman, A., Chen, I., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Japanese placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U., O’Hagan, S., Chen, I., Ritz, E. (2020). Research to inform the review of English language skills registration standards for 15 health care professions. Report prepared for the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (Ahpra). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Knoch, U., & Pitman, A. (2020). Examining the relevance of the Pearson PTE Academic test tasks for professional nursing registration: A stakeholder perceptions study. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre.
  • O’Hagan, S. & Frost, K. (2020). Examining test-taker processes and strategies and stakeholder perceptions of relevance of the Aptis for Teachers Speaking test in the Australian context. AR-G/2020/1. ARAGs Research Reports Online ISSN: 2057-5203, Series Editors: R. Spivy & C. Westbrook. London: The British Council.
  • O’Hagan, S., McKenna, A., Chen, I., Czajkowski, M. and Knoch, U. (2020). UEEC10 Assessment review and benchmarking: PHASE 1. Examination of the alignment between UEEC10 assessments and course and program learning outcomes. Final report prepared for UNSW Global. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
  • Pitman, A., Chen, I., Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Indonesian placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.
  • Pitman, A., Chen, I., Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Fan, J., Davey, M. (2020). Evaluation of the Spanish placement test. Language Testing Research Centre.

2019

  • Knoch, U., Pitman, A., Ritz, E., Kong, X., Elder, C. (2019). The employment outcomes and work experiences of internationally qualified nurses in Australia: exploring the relevance of the OET nursing module. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre
  • Knoch, U. (2019). Assessment of the language proficiency of Mr X. Expert witness report for legal case. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne
  • O’Hagan, S., Wattam, C. and Knoch, U. (2019). Benchmarking the Hawthorn-Melbourne English Language Pre-Bridging Program (UMELB-PREP). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 64 pp

2018

  • Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Elder, C. and Kong, X. (2018). Test preparation practices and their links to score gains on the Pearson PTE. Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne, 23 pp
  • Knoch, U., O'Hagan, S., Czajkowski, M., Wattam, C., Macqueen, S., Pill, J., Ikeda, N., Wendiady, J. and Hoang, T. (2018). Modelling the writing processes on the integrated listening/reading-to-write task across proficiency levels. The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U., O'Hagan, S, Huisman, A. and Elder, C. (2018). Review of English language and communication standards for Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) in New Zealand. Report prepared for the Nursing Council of New Zealand. The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 72 pp
  • O'Hagan, S., Frost, K., Knoch, U. and Huisman, A. (2018). Validating and benchmarking the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) internal pathway assessment: Monash English Upper Intermediate. Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 105 pp

2017

  • Czajkowski, M. (2017). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis - Reading V10 (Maps and Citizenship). Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Czajkowski, M. (2017). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis - Reading V11 (Rewilding and Indigenous Rights). Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Czajkowski, M. (2017). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis - Listening V8 (Happiness). Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Elder, C., Knoch, U. and Huisman, A. English Language Testing Comparison Table. Report prepared for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). (11pp.) Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U. and Frost, K. (2017). Setting empirical standards on the Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment (DELA) (745kb pdf) Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne. 13 pp.
  • O’Hagan, S., Chandran, R., Czajkowski, M. and Huisman, A. (2017). Development of AEAS Test Materials for Years 4-6 Version 2: Reading, Vocabulary, Listening. Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 29 pp
  • O’Hagan, S., Czajkowski, M. and Knoch, U. (2017). RMIT University Vietnam, Centre of English Language Pathways Assessment Review: Level 5 (Pre-Advanced). Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne. 50 pp
  • O’Hagan, S., Frost, K., Knoch, U. and Huisman, A. (2017). Validating and benchmarking the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) internal pathway assessment: Monash English Upper Intermediate. Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 105 pp
  • O’Hagan, S., Frost, K., Knoch, U. and Huisman, A. (2017). Validating and benchmarking the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) internal pathway assessment: Monash English Bridging for University. Melbourne: The Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 89 pp
  • O’Hagan., Wattam, C. and Knoch, U. (2017). UTS Insearch Assessment Review Stage 6: Statistics for language assessment training; AE Level 5B external criterion comparison. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 32 pp
  • Wattam, C. (2017). Report on the development, trialling and equating of a new version of the DELA/DELNA reading test. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne

2016

  • Czajkowski, M. (2016). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis: Reading V9
  • Czajkowski, M. (2016). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis: Listening V7
  • Czajkowski, M. (2016). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis (Listening V6): Comparing two sets of test takers
  • Czajkowski, M. and Frost, K. (2016). Report on DELNA post-test administration analysis: August 2016
  • Czajkowski, M. and Knoch, U. (2016). LOTE Public Service Language Aide Test: Test specifications and tasks. Report to the National Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators (NAATI). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre
  • Czajkowski, M. and Knoch, U. (2016). LOTE Public Service Language Aide Test: Test development report. Report to the National Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators (NAATI). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre
  • Czajkowski, M - NAATI report
  • Elder, C, Knoch, U. and Kim, H. (2016). Preliminary LOTE proficiency screening of candidates seeking accreditation as interpreters and translators: A feasibility study. Final Report to the National Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators. 35pp. Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Elder, C, Knoch, U. and Kim, H. (2016). Preparing for the NAATI examinations: options and issues for English proficiency screening. Final Report to the National Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators. 68pp. Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Elder, C. and Knoch, U. (2016). Determining and monitoring the language proficiency standards of applicants seeing NAATI accreditation. Final report to the National Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators (NAATI). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, The University of Melbourne. 33pp.
  • Frost, K., Khabbaz, A. and O'Hagan, S. (2016). Verification of checklist items in OET speaking test data. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne. 32pp.
  • Huisman, A., Czajkowski, M., O’Hagan, S. and Frost, K. (2016). Re-trialling and stakeholder perceptions of revised OET Listening test. Final Report to Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessments. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 29pp.
  • Huisman, A., Czajkowski, M., O’Hagan, S. and Frost, K. (2016). Trialling and stakeholder perceptions of revised OET Reading test. Final Report to Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessments. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 25pp.
  • Knoch, U. and Fairbairn, J. (2016). Review of Aptis Control Item System. Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U. and Frost, K. (2016). Linking the GEPT writing sub-test to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) (735kb pdf) Final report to the Language Training and Testing Center, Taiwan. Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U. (2016). Statistical analysis of the UniSA College Foundation placement test. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne. 13pp.
  • Knoch, U., May, L., Macqueen, S., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2016). Transitioning from university to the workplace: stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands. IELTS Research Report
  • Knoch, U. and Fairbairn, J. (2016). Review of Aptis Control Item System. University of Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre
  • O'Hagan, S., Czajkowski, M. and Knoch, U. (2016). RMIT University Vietnam, Centre of English Language Pathways Assessments Review: Level 4 (Upper Intermediate)
  • O’Hagan, S., Macqueen, S., Chandran, R. and Huisman, A. (2016) Development of AEAS Test Materials for Years 10-12: Reading Version 7, Vocabulary Version 7, Listening Version 9. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 26 pp.
  • O’Hagan, S., S. Macqueen, R. Chandran and A. Huisman (2016) Development of AEAS Test Materials for Years 7-9: Reading Version 3, Vocabulary Version 3, Listening Version 5. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne. 27 pp.
  • O’Hagan, S., S. Macqueen and U. Knoch (2016). UTS Insearch Assessment Review Stage 4: Level AE 5B reading exam development; Level AE 5B graduate perceptions survey. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne. 24 pp.
  • O’Hagan, S., Frost, K., Knoch, U., Pill, J. (2016). Scoping study of professional to professional communication in healthcare: an exploration of interaction and task types in inter- and intra-professional spoken communication. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre

2015

  • Chandran, R., Knoch, U., Huisman, A., O’Hagan, S. and Frost, K. (2015). Test taker perceptions of the new OET listening task. Final report to Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessments. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Frost, K. (2015). Report on the Development, trialling and equating of a new version (R09) of the DELA/DELNA reading test. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Frost, K., O’Hagan, S., Knoch, U. and Pill, J. (2015). Verification of checklist items across professions: an investigation of the relevance of new criteria for assessing simulated professional-patient interactions in the OET Speaking sub-test. Final report. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U., Fairbank, J. and Huisman, A. (2015). An evaluation of the effectiveness of training Aptis raters online. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • Macqueen, S., O’Hagan, S. and Knoch, U. (2015) UTS Insearch assessment review: Stage 2. University of Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 27 pp.
  • Macqueen, S., O’Hagan, S. and Knoch, U. (2015) UTS Insearch assessment review: Stage 3. University of Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 17 pp.
  • Macqueen, S. and Knoch, U. (2015). Program evaluation of EAL online pilot program. Final Report to DET. Melbourne: University of Melbourne
  • O’Hagan, S., Macqueen, S. and Chandran, R. (2015) Development of AEAS Test Materials for Years 10-12: Reading Version 6, Vocabulary Version 6, Listening Version 8. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne
  • O’Hagan, S., Macqueen, S. and Chandran, R. (2015) Development of AEAS Test Materials for Years 7-9: Reading Version 2, Vocabulary Version 2, Listening Version 4. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne

2014

  • Macqueen, S., O’Hagan, S., Chandran, R. and Grieve A. (August 2014). Report on the development of new AEAS test materials for Years 4-6. University of Melbourne etc. pp1-45
  • Macqueen, S. and Knoch, U. (2014). Program evaluation of EAL online pilot program. Interim Report to the DEECD. Melbourne: the University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., and O'Hagan, S. (2014). An investigation of the effect of task type on the discourse produced by students at various score levels in the TOEFL iBT®Writing test (TOEFL iBT Report No. 23, ETS Research Report No. RR-14-43). Princeton, NJ:Educational Testing Service. doi:10.1002/ets2.12038
  • Ginther, A. and Elder, C. (2014) A comparative investigation into understandings and uses of TOEFL iBT, IELTS (Academic) and the Pearson Test of English in U.S. and Australia: a case study of two university contexts. Final Report (CEO-RFP 2009-33). 91 pp.
  • Knoch, U. (2014). Discourse analysis of AITI translation texts. Final report prepared for the Australian Institute of Translation and Interpreting. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne.
  • Knoch, U. and Huisman, A. (2014). Review of the British Council Aptis rater training for new markers. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U. and O'Hagan, S. (2014). Pilot administration of the Post-entry Assessment of Academic Language (PAAL) at the University of Melbourne. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U. and O'Hagan, S. (2014). Report on the trial implementation of the Post-entry Assessment of Academic Language (PAAL). Melbourne: University of Melbourne
  • Knoch, U., Silverman, J., Pill, J. and McNamara, T. (2014). Report on the review of draft proposal for revised specification of OET listening. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne.
  • O’Hagan, S., Macqueen, S. and Knoch, U. (2014) Moderation of UTS Insearch Level 5 direct entry assessment. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne
  • O’Hagan, S., Macqueen, S., Chandran, R. and Pill, J. (2014, February). Development of AEAS listening test materials (Versions 2 and 3) for years 7-9. Final Report. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 24 pp.
  • O’Hagan, S., S. Macqueen, R. Chandran and J. Pill (2014) Development of AEAS Listening Test Materials (Versions 6 and 7) for Years 10-12. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne. 25 pp.
  • Pill, J. and Knoch, U. Review of data collected for OET/ARC Linkage study to verify revised OET speaking checklist. Final report. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne

2013

  • Elder, C. and Kim, S.H.O. (2013). "Assessing teachers' language proficiency," in Kunnan, A. J. (ed.). The companion to language assessment. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 454-470
  • Elder, C., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., McColl, G., Webb, G., Pill, J. and O'Hagan, S. (2013). "Developing and validating language proficiency standards for non-native English speaking health professionals," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 2(1), pp. 66-70
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. (2013) "A framework for validating post-entry language assessments (PELAs)," in Papers in Language Testing and Assessment 2(2), pp. 44-68
  • Macqueen, S. (2013). "Emergence in second language writing: A methodological inroad," in Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada 13(2), pp. 493-515
  • Pill, J. and Harding, L. (2013). "Defining the language assessment literacy gap: Evidence from a parliamentary inquiry," in Language Testing 30(3), pp. 381-402
  • Woodward-Kron, R., Flynn, E., Macqueen, S., Enright, H. and McColl, G. (2013). "The state of emergency communication skills teaching in Australian medical schools: Gaps, barriers, and opportunities," in Focus on Health Professional Education 14(3), pp. 49-63

2012

  • Elder, C., Bow, C., Frost, K. and Pill, J. Report on Language Assessment at the Australian Defence Force School of Languages (DFSL). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012
  • Frost, K., Kim, H., Pill, J., Fraser, C. and Knoch, U. Investigating test-taker processes and task difficulty on an ESP reading test. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012
  • Knoch, U. Report on the Deakin post-entry language assessment: iDeal Screening. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. Report on Feasibility study of introducing the Academic English Screening Test (AEST) at the University of Melbourne. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012
  • Knoch, U., O'Hagan, S. and Kim, H. Preparing the Academic English Screening Test (AEST) for computer delivery. Language Testing Research Centre, the University of Melbourne, 2012
  • Knoch, U., Maqueen, S. and O'Hagan, S. An investigation of the effect of task type on the discourse produced by students at various score levels in the TOEFL iBT writing test. Draft final report submitted March 2011. Melbourne: the University of Melbourne, 2012
  • Macqueen, S., Chandran, R. and O'Hagan, S. (2012). Development of AEAS test materials (Version 5) for Years 10-12. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012
  • Macqueen, S., Yahalom, S., Kim, H. and Knoch, U. (2012). Exploring writing demands in healthcare settings. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012
  • O'Hagan, S., Macqueen, S. and Chandran, R. Development of AEAS test materials (Version 4) for years 10-12. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, 2012

2011

  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S. and O'Hagan, S. An investigation of the effect of task type on the discourse produced by students at various score levels in the TOEFL iBT writing test. (Draft final report). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, October 2011
  • Macqueen, S. Development of new AEAS test materials for years 7-9. (Australian Education Assessment Services Project - Phase 1b). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, June 2011
  • Language Testing Research Centre. Final report on analysis of operational administration of OET/CAE. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, May 2011
  • Macqueen, S., Harding, L. and Elder, C. Investigating the validity of the ESL VELS student data (Final report). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, April 2011
  • Language Testing Research Centre. Final report on analysis of operational administration of OET/CAE. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, March 2011
  • Language Testing Research Centre. Final report on analysis of operational administration of OET/CAE. Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, January 2011
  • Knoch, U. Report on the development and trial of Version 4 of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST). Melbourne: Language Testing Research Centre, January 2011
  • Scarino, A., Elder, C., Iwashita, N., Kim, S. H. O., Kohler, M. and Scrimgeour, A. Student Achievement in Asian Languages Education. Project Report. Canberra, Australia: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2011

Submissions

LTRC submission to Department of Immigration and Border Protection discussion paper ‘Strengthening the test for Australian Citizenship’

In 2017, the LTRC made a submission to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection in response to the discussion paper entitled 'Strengthening the test for Australian citizenship'. We commented on two areas in this submission, (1) the proposed introduction of a separate upfront English language test and (2) the proposed changes to the Australian citizenship test.

Read the full submission

Presentations

2023

  • Zhao, Y., Frost, K, & Fan, J. (2023). Students navigating the impact of a high-stakes English test: An agency perspective. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference. Portland, March 2023

2022

  • Knoch, U., McNamara, T. & Elder, C. (November, 2022). Shibboleth – the role of language tests in Australian citizenship policy. Invited presentation at the 53rd Symposium of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Ballarat.
  • Soon, P., Knoch, U., Gustavson, R., Jones, A. (October, 2022). Language tests – how are quality decisions and appropriate policy crafted? Invited panel at the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Gold Coast.
  • Knoch, U. (October, 2022). Conducting needs analyses to improve language for specific purpose tests’ fitness for purpose: the role of domain insiders. Keynote presentation at the 2022 Bilingual Education, Innovative Teaching and Assessment Conference. Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Fan, J., Knoch, U., Chen, I., & Wu, J. (October, 2022). Linking translation tasks to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR): The case of the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT). The 8th International Conference of Asian Association of Language Assessment (AALA), Chennai, India.
  • Fan, J., Frost, K., & Jin, Y. (March, 2022). Local English testing in China’s tertiary education: Contexts, policies and practices. Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC).

2021

  • Chen, I., & Knoch, U. (December, 2021). Program evaluation of university language placement tests: Examining impact of placement for French and Chinese. Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ) Online Research Forum.
  • Chen, I., & Knoch, U. (November, 2021). Program evaluation of university language placement tests: Examining impact of placement for French and Chinese. Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities (LCNAU) Colloquium.
  • Knoch, U. (November, 2021). Launch of the Guides to inform English language policy-making in higher education. Invited panel organized by the International English Association of Australia (IEAA ).
  • Knoch, U. (November, 2021). Current research in language assessment relevant to primary/secondary schools. Presentation part of invited panel organized by VicTesol.
  • Knoch, U. (September, 2021). Challenges of providing expert advice in policy settings. Presentation part of the invited panel on ‘Advocacy and engagement seminar’ organized by the International Language Testing Association (ILTA).
  • Chen, I. (August, 2021) Interaction between attitude and context in the prediction of language proficiency in multilinguals: The case of Taiwan. International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 2021 World Congress.
  • Jin, Y., & Fan, J. (June, 2021). Understanding the construct of translation as a mediating language activity: The process-oriented perspective. Language Testing Research Colloquium (online).
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C. & Huisman, A. (June, 2021). Drawing on repeat test takers to study test preparation practices and their links to score gains. Language Testing Research Colloquium (online).
  • Knoch, U. (June, 2021). The role of language testing in migration policy. Presentation on invited panel on ‘Future-proofing language testing for migration purposes.
  • Knoch, U. (May, 2021). English for admissions in an online world. Presentation for the admissions and compliance network of the International English Association of Australia (IEAA).
  • Chen, I. (April, 2021). Using multilevel path analysis to model factors affecting collocational knowledge. Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) 1st International Digital Symposium.
  • Zhao, H., & Fan, J. (March, 2021). Modelling input frequency and cue reliability in English article acquisition. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference.
  • Knoch, U. (March, 2021). Re-visiting scale development: Modelling construct choices made by scale developers. Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne, research seminar series (online).

2020

  • Knoch, U. (December, 2020). Re-visiting rating scale development – modelling construct choices made by scale developers. Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA) Winter Research Seminar.
  • Knoch, U. (November, 2020) British Council New Directions conference; invited panel discussion. Evidence-driven influence: Affecting change in educational policy. British Council New Directions conference, Singapore.
  • Chen, I. (June, 2020). Multilinguals’ language attitude and the effect of socio-political history: The case of Taiwan. Asian Studies Association of Australia.
  • Knoch, U., Ritz, E., Pitman, A., Elder, C. (February, 2020). Communication challenges facing internationally-qualified nurses in Australian workplaces. Paper presented at the Symposium on Researching Clinical Communication in Nursing. Dept of Medical Education, University of Melbourne.

2019

  • O’Hagan & Frost (2019, December). Testing the waters: stakeholder perspectives on the potential of a domain-relevant speaking test as a measure of teachers’ English language-readiness for the classroom. British Council New Directions conference, Yokohama.
  • Chen, I. (AALA, Hanoi, October). Why absolute frequency is insufficient: Exploring frequency effects on collocational knowledge.
  • O’Hagan, Knoch, Czajkowski and Macqueen (2019, October) "An investigation of the relationship between writing proficiency level and the strategic behaviours involved in integrated listening- and reading-to-write performances," Conference of the  Association for Language Assessment, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Knoch, U. and O'Hagan, S. (2019, March). "How valid are language tests used in the overseas-trained nurse registration processes?" Language Testing Research Colloquium 2019, Atlanta.
  • Fan, J. (2019, March). Exploring the relationships between test value, motivation, anxiety and test performance: The case of a high-stakes English proficiency test. Language Testing Research Colloquium 2019, Atlanta.

2018

  • Elder, C. and Knoch, U. (2018, December). "Crossing disciplinary boundaries," Invited colloquium at the Applied Linguistics Conference of Australia, Woolongong, Australia.
  • Knoch, U. (2018, October). "Exploring context and construct in rating scale design," Invited keynote presentation, Conference of the  Association for Language Assessment, Shanghai, China.
  • Fan, J. (2018, October). "Working towards professional standards for language test developers in China: A survey of teachers' perceptions of language testing practice". Conference of the Asian Association for Language Assessment, Shanghai, China.
  • Elder, C., Knoch, U. and Harradine, O. (2018, July). Language requirements for Australian citizenship: Insights from a senate enquiry. Language Testing Research Colloquium. Auckland, New Zealand.
  • O’Hagan, S., Knoch, U., Czajkowski, M., Macqueen, S. and Wattam, C. (2018, July). "Testing readiness for university entry: An investigation of writing proficiency level and the strategic behaviours involved in integrated listening-and reading-to-write performances," LTRC, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Huisman, A., Nakane, I., Watanabe, Y. and Knoch, U. (2018, May). "L1 transfer as a source of bias on an online Japanese placement test: Finding a solution to a technology-derived problem," EALTA, Bochum, Germany.

2017

  • Frost, K (2017, November). "The dynamics of test impact: Individual experiences of negotiating English test score requirements within Australia’s skilled migration policy," Joint conference of ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C., Flynn, E., Manias, E. and Woodward-Kron, R. (2017, March). "Operationalizing an expanded construct of writing proficiency for an occupation-specific language test: from workplace criteria to a workable rating scale," American Applied Linguistics Association (AAAL) conference. Portland, USA
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., Flynn, E. and Huisman, A. (2017, July). "How to move from indigenous criteria to a useable rating scale? Evolving guidelines for LSP test developers," Language Testing Research Colloquium, Bogota, Columbia
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., Flynn, E. and Huisman, A. (2017, July). "Using profession-specific criteria to inform rating scale development on a specific purpose writing test: a way forward for test developers?" Symposium on Second Language Writing, Bangkok, Thailand
  • O’Hagan, S. and Frost, K. (2017, March). "Assessing the English speaking skills of classroom teachers: Investigating the construct of a domain-specific variant of a general proficiency test," American Applied Linguistics Association (AAAL) conference. Portland, USA
  • O’Hagan, S. and Frost, K. (2017, November). "Assessing the English speaking skills of classroom teachers: Perspectives of test takers and teacher educators on the relevance of a domain-specific variant of a general proficiency test," Joint conference of ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ, Auckland, New Zealand

2016

  • Czajkowski, M. (2016) "Judgements of Writing Proficiency by Non-native and Native English Speaking Teachers: Comparing Holistic and Analytical Scoring," ALTAANZ, 2016: Auckland, New Zealand, November 18 and 19
  • Fan, J. (2016, December). "The Use of Self-, Peer-, and Teacher-Assessment in the Translation Classroom: A Many-Facet Rasch Modelling Approach," Paper accepted by the Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA) Conference 2016. Melbourne, Australia: Monash University
  • Flynn, E., Elder, C., Manias, E., Knoch, U., Huisman, A., Woodward-Kron, R. and Mcnamara, T. (2016, July). "Assessing writing proficiency for healthcare purposes: what criteria matter to doctors?" Paper presented at COMET 2016, Aalborg
  • Fan, J. (2016, April). "The construct and predicative validity of a self-assessment scale," Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL). Orlando, Florida, the United States
  • Fan, J. (2016, May). "Building a validity argument for a university-based English test: Evidence from construct and predictive validity," Paper presented at the Third Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA) conference. Bali, Indonesia
  • Fan, J. (2016). "Factor structure and factorial invariance of a university-based English test: A longitudinal study," ALTAANZ, 2016: Auckland, New Zealand, November 18 and 19
  • Frost, K. (2016). "The dynamics of test impact in the context of Australia’s skilled migration policy: Reinterpreting language constructs and scores," LTRC 2016: Palermo, Sicily June 20-24
  • Frost, K., Knoch, U. and Huisman, A. (2016). "Setting standards on a post-entry language assessment: Exploring differences in values of content lecturers and academic skills staff," ALTAANZ, 2016: Auckland, New Zealand, November 18 and 19
  • Knoch, U. (2016). "Measuring L2 writing development: implications for research and pedagogy," Invited plenary presentation at the conference of the Association for Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ). Auckland, New Zealand, November 2016
  • Knoch, U. and Chapelle, C. (2016). "Language performance rating issues in argument-based validity," LTRC 2016: Palermo, Sicily June 20-24
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., Wigglesworth, G., Nordlinger, R. and McNamara, T. (2016). "The impact of standardized testing on children in indigenous communities," in Wigglesworth et al. (2016). Assessment of Indigenous Languages: Examining the cases of Australia and Canada. Symposium at LTRC 2016: Palermo, Sicily June 20-24
  • Knoch, U., McNamara, T., Elder, C., Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., Flynn, E. and Huisman, A (2016). "The challenge of capturing the construct of written communication for a health-specific language test," LTRC 2016: Palermo, Sicily June 20-24
  • Pill, J. and O’Hagan, S. "Language testing in national medical licensure procedures: Perceptions of language and communication skills," LTRC 2016: Palermo, Sicily June 20-24, 2016
  • Woodward-Kron, R., Manias, E., Flynn, E., Knoch, U., Elder, C. and McNamara, T. (2016). "Assessing the English language skills of International Medical Graduates: revalidating the writing task of a specific purpose language test," Ottawa and ANZAHPE conference March 2016, Perth
  • Zhao, C. and Fan, J. (2016, June). "The construct of EFL academic writing ability as operationalized in the context of Chinese colleges," Paper presented at the 38th Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC). Palermo, Sicily

2015

  • Macqueen, S. "Put me in the Picture: Formulaicity and Alzheimer’s Disease," Dementia Research Forum Sydney 7 September 2015
  • Knoch, U., May, L., Macqueen, S., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2015, March). "Test use in the transition from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands," Language Testing Research Colloquium, Toronto, Canada
  • Knoch, U. (2015). "What professionals value in written workplace communication," Presentation to the ETS reference group, November 2015
  • Knoch, U., Woodward-Kron, R., Elder, C., McNamara, T., Flynn, E., Manias, E., Zhang, B. and Huisman, A. (2015). "What matters to doctors in written handover documentation: Implications for the OET writing descriptors," OET Forum, November 2015
  • Knoch, U. (2015). "Issues and options in post-entry language assessment (PELA)," Presentation at Study Group International. Melbourne, October 2015
  • Knoch, U. (2015). "Assessing language in the content classroom," Invited plenary talk at Renmin University of China, Centre for Teaching Development, Beijing, September 2015
  • Pill, J. and O'Hagan, S. "Relating assessment processes for migrating doctors in different jurisdictions to perceptions of language and communication," COMET Hong Kong. June 25-27
  • Story, D., Woodward-Kron, R., Hajek, J., Knoch, U., Phan, T., Hughson, J. and Parker, A. (2015). "Challenges of conducting multicenter clinical trials in CALD populations," Population and global health professional education symposium. Melbourne, Australia (October, 2015)
  • Knoch, U., May, L., Macqueen, S., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2015). "Transitioning from university to the workplace: stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands," Symposium on Second Language Writing, Auckland, November 2015
  • Knoch, U., Elder, C., Manias, E., McNamara, T. and Woodward-Kron, R. (2015). "Assessing writing proficiency for healthcare purposes: what criteria matter to doctors?" ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ conference, November 2015, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., Brickle, R., Wigglesworth, G., McNamara, T., Nordlinger, R., Green, J., Singer, R. and Baker, B. (2015). "An investigation of the impact of NAPLAN on children in indigenous communities," ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ conference, November 2015, Adelaide, South Australia
  • May, L., Macqueen, S., Knoch, U., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2015). "IELTS academic writing tasks from the perspective of engineering and accounting students, academics and professionals," ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ conference, November 2015, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Fairbairn, J., Knoch, U. and Burrows, S. (2015). "Quality assurance in assessment of productive skills: the Aptis experience," New Directions in Language Assessment, Seoul Korea, October 2015.
  • Macqueen, S. "Put me in the Picture: Formulaicity and Alzheimer's Disease," ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ conference, November 2015, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., May, L., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2015). "Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands for engineers," Invited talk at the Department of Defence - Air Operations Division. Melbourne

2014

  • Frost, K. (2014, November 21). "Building a validation argument for the Occupation English Test (OET): Investigating test taker processes on the listening subtest," ACER/LTRC Symposium, Melbourne
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., May, L., Pill, J., and Storch, N. (2014, November 21). "Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands," ACER/LTRC Symposium, Melbourne
  • Knoch, U., Wigglesworth, G., McNamara, T., Macqueen, S., Nordlinger, R., Green, J., Singer, R. and Baker, B. (2014, November 21). "An investigation of the impact of NAPLAN on children in indigenous communities," ACER/LTRC Symposium, Melbourne
  • Macqueen, S. Elder, C, Pill, J. and Knoch, U. (2014, November 21). "In the real world: Perceptions of the relationship between the Occupational English Test and the workplace," ACER/LTRC Symposium, Melbourne. ACER/LTRC Symposium, Melbourne
  • Macqueen, S. and Knoch, U. (2014, November 21). "Adaptive imitation: Formulaicity and the words of others in L2 writing"
  • O’Hagan, S., Frost, K. and Knoch, U. (2014, November 21). "Scoping study of professional to professional communication in healthcare: an exploration of interaction and task types in inter- and intra- professional spoken communication," ACER/LTRC Symposium, Melbourne
  • Frost, K. (2014, November 27-29). "Building a validation argument for the Occupation English Test (OET): Investigating test taker processes on the listening subtest," ALTAANZ conference, Brisbane, Australia
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., May, L., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2014, November 27-29). "Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands," ALTAANZ conference, Brisbane, Australia
  • Pill, J. and O’Hagan, S. (2014, November 27-29). "Language testing in medical registration procedures: Perceptions of the role of language and communication skills," ALTAANZ conference, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Macqueen, S., Yahalom, S., Kim, H. and Knoch. U. (2014, November 27-29). ALTAANZ conference, Brisbane, Australia
  • Elder, C., McNamara, T., Woodward-Kron, R., Pill, J. and Hoekje, B. (2014, August). "How authentic can we get? Reconstructing a specific-purpose language test to reflect health professionals’ values," Symposium of 4 papers with discussant. AILA, Brisbane
  • Macqueen, S. Elder, C, Pill, J. and Knoch, U. (2014, August 10-15). "In the real world: Perceptions of the relationship between the Occupational English Test and the workplace," AILA, Brisbane.
  • Macqueen, S. Knoch, U. (2014, August 10-15). "Adaptive imitation: Formulaicity and the words of others in L2 writing," AILA, Brisbane
  • McNamara, T. and Pill, J. (2014, April 25-29). "Reforming the criteria used to assess the spoken English clinical communication skills of international medical graduates," Paper presented at 16th Ottawa Conference, Ottawa, Canada
  • Frost, K., Elder, C. and Pill, J. (2014, June 4-6). "Marching out of step: Task-based language competencies for military purposes and a general proficiency scale," Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Hamp-Lyons, L., Elder, C., Douglas, D., Lockwood J., Jin, Y., O’Hagan, S., McNamara, T., Pill, J. and Davies, A. (2014, June 4-6). "The Universal and the Specific: Must proficiency choose?" Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Knoch, U., Macqueen, S., May, L., Pill, J. and Storch, N. (2014, June 4-6). "Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands," Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Pill, J., Elder, C., McNamara, T. and O’Hagan, S. (2014, June 4-6). "Beyond the limits of universal criteria: Using indigenous criteria in assessing clinical communication in ESL," Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. (2014, June 4-6). "Tensions between general language frameworks and language-specific achievements: the case of Asian languages in Australia," Paper presented at Language Testing Research Colloquium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Woodward-Kron, R., Elder, C. and Pill, J. (2014, June 19-21). "Patient-centred communication in an English language screening test for health professionals: Locating clinical engagement and interaction in candidate performance," The Language of Medicine: Science, Practice and Academia - An International Conference, Bergamo, Italy
  • Woodward-Kron, R., Pill, J. and Elder, C. (2014, June 26-28). "Patient-centred communication in an English language screening test for health professionals: Locating clinical engagement and interaction in candidate performance," Communication, Medicine and Ethics Conference, Lugano, Switzerland
  • Zhang, Y., O’Hagan, S. and Pill, J. (2014, July 10-13). "Expanding the construct underlying speaking assessment criteria in OET," CLESOL Conference, Wellington

2013

  • Knoch, U. (2013, December 11). "The development and validation of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST)," Invited talk at the University of Technology Sydney
  • Elder, C. and Knoch, U. (2013, November 27-29). "Post-entry English language assessments in the university context: How diagnostic are they?" Paper presented at ALANZ/ALAA Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Knoch, U., Rouhshad, A. and Storch, N. (2013, November 27-29). "What happens to ESL students’ writing after three years of study at an English medium university?" Paper presented at ALANZ/ALAA Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Roever, C. and Elder, C. (2013, November 27-29). "Testing an expanded construct of pragmatic ability for L2 Learners," Paper presented at ALANZ/ALAA Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Pill, J., Elder, C., McNamara, T., O’Hagan, S. and Woodward-Kron, R. (2013, November 27-29). "How much is enough? Standard setting on a specific-purpose English language test for health professionals," Paper presented at ALANZ/ALAA Conference, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Pill, J. (2013, October 29). "How much is enough? Standard setting on a specific-purpose English language test for health professionals," Paper presented at the OET Forum, Melbourne, Australia
  • Roever, C. (2013, October 29). "The 'shelf life' of language proficiency: research findings and recommendations for policy," Paper presented at the OET Forum, Melbourne, Australia
  • Knoch, U., (2013, October 29). "Building a validity argument for the OET," Paper presented at the OET Forum, Melbourne, Australia
  • Elder, C. (2013, July). "Outcomes-based language frameworks: Can they accommodate the diversity of language learner achievements?" Paper presented at the LSSA SAALA SAALT Conference, South Africa
  • Clerehan, R. and Elder, C. (2013, July 11-13). "Medical terms in patients' words," Paper presented at the Communication, Medicine and Ethics Conference, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • McNamara, T., O'Hagan, S., and Pill, J. (2013, July 11-13). "Extending the scope of speaking assessment criteria in a specific-purpose language test for migrating health professionals," Paper presented at the Communication, Medicine and Ethics Conference, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • Pill, J. (2013, July 11-13). "An exploratory model of what doctors value in the doctor-patient consultation," Paper presented at the Communication, Medicine and Ethics Conference, University of Melbourne, Australia.
  • Frost, K., Kim, H., Pill, J., Fraser, C. and Knoch, U. (2013, July 3-5). "Investigating test takers processes on an LSP 'skim and scan' reading task: A validation study of the Occupational English Test," Paper presented at LTRC, Seoul, Korea
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. (2013, July 3-5). "Post-entry English language assessments at university: How diagnostic are they?" Paper presented at LTRC, Seoul, Korea
  • O'Hagan, S., Pill, J. and Zhang, Y. (2013, July 3-5). "Expanding the construct underlying speaking assessment criteria in a specific-purpose language test," Paper presented at LTRC, Seoul, Korea
  • Pill, J. (2013, June 24-27). "What doctors value in the doctor-patient consultation: An exploratory model," Paper presented at the Australia and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Annual Conference, Melbourne
  • Knoch, U. and Elder, C. (2013, June 7). "A framework for evaluating post-entry language assessments," Paper presented at the AALL Symposium 'Degrees of proficiency: Building a strategic approach to university students' English language assessment and development’, University of Sydney, Sydney
  • Ginther, A. and Elder, C. (2013, May 23-26). "The use and interpretation of English proficiency test scores in the graduate admissions process," Paper presented at the conference of the European Association of Language Testing and Assessment, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Pill, J., O’Hagan, S., Zhang, Y. and Elder, C. (2013, May 23-26). "Evaluating the impact of applying indigenous assessment criteria in an LSP test," Paper presented at the conference of the European Association of Language Testing and Assessment, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Frost, K. (2013, March 16-19). "Language testing and immigration in the Australian context: Test impact from the perspective of migrants," Paper presented at AAAL, Dallas, Texas

Workshops

2022

  • Knoch, U. & Fan, J. (2022). Validation frameworks and their relevance to classroom assessment. Invited workshop at the English Australia conference September 2022.
  • Soon, P., Knoch, U., Gustavson, R., Jones, A. (2022). Language tests – we all use them for admission, but how are quality decisions and appropriate policy crafted? Invited panel at the Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Gold Coast, October 2022

2020

  • Fan, J., & Jin, Y. (2020). Scoring spoken performance in large-scale language testing programs in China. Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) event.

2019

  • Knoch, U. (2019). Rating scale development. Workshop conducted at the English Australia conference, Melbourne, September 2019

2018

  • Knoch, U. (2018). Rating scale development for language teachers. Invited workshop presented at the Conference of the Asian Association for Language Assessment, Shanghai October 2018

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