Volume 13, Issue 1, 2024

Volume 13,  Issue 1, 2024

Front matter

Articles

Eyes on the ball: Teachers’ rating processes when assessing a national L2 speaking test through the lens of their scoring document
Liliann Byman Frisén, Karlstad University

Investigating the quality of source integration in an academic writing exam
Amber Vanderwoude & Liubou Shefarevich, Second Language Testing, Inc.

Validity argument of an Interactional Competence checklist: Perspectives and many-facets Rasch analysis
Zahra Montasseri & Alireza Ahmadi, Shiraz University

Economic return of English language proficiency: Do English proficiency scores predict employee income in China?
Xun Yan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Ping-Lin Chuang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign & Cong Zhang, Shandong University

Remote Proctoring in language assessment: Exploring the impact on test-takers’ scores and perceptions
Radosveta B. Valkova, Lancaster University,

Investigating level descriptors and their impact on validity
Craig Grocott, University of Bergen, Eli Moe, University of Bergen & Norman Verhelst, Eurometrics

AI language models: A breach of academic integrity in online language learning?
Omer Ozer, Adana Alparslan Turkes Science and Technology University

Comparing automated analysis and human analysis of hedging in academic texts
Rachael Ruegg, Victoria University of Wellington & Pansa Prommas, Prince of Songkla University

Book review

Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment.
Reviewed by Yue Sun & Dunlai Lin, Beijing Normal University​