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Development of a Computerized-Adaptive Test to Measure English Vocabulary Size with IRT
Indonesian Journal on Learning and Advanced Education (IJOLAE), 2023 To speak English fluently like a native speaker, having a vocabulary of 20,000 words are required. In many universities in Indonesia, Vocabulary Size Test (VST) is still held with Paper-Based Test (PBT), so it is less effective and efficient. The aims of
Andhita Dessy Wulansari +2 more
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Languages cool as they expand: Allometric scaling and the decreasing need for new words [PDF]
, 2012 We analyze the occurrence frequencies of over 15 million words recorded in millions of books published during the past two centuries in seven different languages. For all languages and chronological subsets of the data we confirm that two scaling regimes
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A review of four studies on measuring vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 The purpose of this paper is to review each of the following four vocabulary studies: (1) Estimations of Japanese University Learners’ English Vocabulary Sizes Using the Vocabulary Size Test (VST), by Stuart McLean, Nicholas Hogg, and Brandon Kramer, (2)
Akiyo Hirai
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ESTIMATING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE BY USING VOCABULARY SIZE TEST
, 2017 Abstract Assessing vocabulary is a crucial issue among the linguists, how many words are needed to understand a spoken or written English text. This paper describes the use of Vocabulary Size Test (VST) – a test to measures written receptive vocabulary size to estimate students’ vocabulary knowledge.
Hidayat, Hamdan +2 more
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Cognates in Vocabulary Size Testing - a Distorting Influence? [PDF]
Language Testing in Asia, 2012 Abstract This article examines the issue of cognates in frequency-based vocabulary size testing. Data from a pilot study for a cognate-controlled English vocabulary size test was used to assess whether a group of Japanese university English learners (n = 60) were more successful at responding to cognate items than noncognate ones in three ...
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Scaling laws and fluctuations in the statistics of word frequencies
, 2014 In this paper we combine statistical analysis of large text databases and simple stochastic models to explain the appearance of scaling laws in the statistics of word frequencies.
Altmann, Eduardo G., Gerlach, Martin
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A Bilingual Vocabulary Size Test of English for Vietnamese Learners [PDF]
RELC Journal, 2011 This article describes the development and validation of a Vietnamese bilingual version of the Vocabulary Size Test — a test which measures written receptive vocabulary size. The test can be used to measure the English vocabulary size of Vietnamese learners of English. A learner’s total vocabulary size is calculated by multiplying their test result by
Paul Nation, T Nguyen
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Estimating learners' vocabulary size under item response theory
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 Perhaps the most qualitatively interpretable vocabulary test score is an estimate of the total number of words the learner knows in the tested domain, such as a frequency word list, or vocabulary taught as part of a course curriculum.
Aaron Gibson, Jeffrey Stewart
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Heliyon, 2022 The vocabulary levels tests (VLT) are very powerful instruments for the measurement of learners' vocabulary knowledge and have been widely used by language teachers in the task of matching learners to their reading materials.
Hung Tan Ha
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The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension among Japanese EFL Learners [PDF]
, 2017 This paper explores the correlation between reader performance on a standardized reading exam, which was gauged using scores from the reading section of the TOEFL ITP and the GTEC, and vocabulary size, which was measured by administering the bilingual ...
Daniel Ball, Daniel Buller
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