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A scoping review of research on second language test preparation 第二语言考试准备研究范围综述

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241249754

Shanshan He, Anne-Marie Sénécal, Laura Stansfield, Ruslan Suvorov

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The moderating role of L2 proficiency in the predictive power of L1 fluency on L2 utterance fluency L2 熟练程度对 L1 流利程度对 L2 语篇流利程度的预测力的调节作用

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241241851

Shungo Suzuki, Judit Kormos

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The effect of viewing visual cues in a listening comprehension test on second language learners’ test-taking process and performance: An eye-tracking study 在听力理解测试中查看视觉线索对第二语言学习者的考试过程和成绩的影响：眼动追踪研究

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241239356

Suh Keong Kwon, Guoxing Yu

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Book review: From assessment to feedback by Inez De Florio 书评：从评估到反馈》，作者：Inez De Florio

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241246574

Salomé Villa Larenas

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All types of experience are equal, but some are more equal: The effect of different types of experience on rater severity and rater consistency 所有类型的经验都是平等的，但有些经验更为平等：不同类型的经验对评分者严重程度和评分者一致性的影响

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241239362

Reeta Neittaanmäki, Iasonas Lamprianou

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Communal factors in rater severity and consistency over time in high-stakes oral assessment 高分口语测评中测评者严重程度和一致性随时间变化的共性因素

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241239363

Reeta Neittaanmäki, Iasonas Lamprianou

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Book review: L2 Writing Assessment: An Evolutionary Perspective 书评：L2 Writing Assessment：进化的视角

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.1177/02655322241239355

Khaled Barkaoui

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The development of a Chinese vocabulary proficiency test (CVPT) for learners of Chinese as a second/foreign language 为汉语作为第二语言/外语学习者开发汉语词汇能力测试（CVPT）

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-01-10 DOI: 10.1177/02655322231219998

Haiwei Zhang, Peng Sun, Yaowaluk Bianglae, Winda Widiawati

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Open Science should be welcomed by test providers but grounded in pragmatic caution: A response to Winke 开放科学应受到测试提供者的欢迎，但也要以务实谨慎为基础：对 Winke 的回应

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-01-03 DOI: 10.1177/02655322231223105

Tony Clark, Emma Bruce

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Purposeful turns for more equitable and transparent publishing in language testing and assessment 在语言测试和评估中进行更公平、更透明的出版目的性转变

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Language Testing Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/02655322231203234

Talia Isaacs, Paula M. Winke

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