OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Language Assessment Quarterly is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessing the Validity of Lexical Diversity Indices Using Direct Judgements	52
Linking Learners’ Perspectives on Language Assessment Practices to Teachers’ Assessment Literacy Enhancement (TALE): Insights from Four European Countries	28
Identifying Developmental Language Disorder in School Age Bilinguals: Semantics, Grammar, and Narratives	23
What Do Teachers Think They Want? A Comparative Study of In-Service Language Teachers’ Beliefs on LAL Training Needs	22
Duolingo English Test, Revised Version July 2019	21
An Overview of COVID-19’s Impact on English Language University Admissions and Placement Tests	14
Is Frequency Enough?: The Frequency Model in Vocabulary Size Testing	12
Crisis, Collaboration, Recovery: IELTS and COVID-19	11
Maintaining access to a large-scale test of academic language proficiency during the pandemic: The launch of TOEFL iBT Home Edition	10
Language Test Misuse	10
The Relationship between Word Difficulty and Frequency: A Response to Hashimoto (2021)	8
Diagnostic Assessment of L2 Academic Writing Product, Process and Self-regulatory Strategy Use with a Comparative Dimension	8
Conversion to Remote Proctoring of the Community English Language Program Online Placement Exam at Teachers College, Columbia University	8
Towards Improved Assessment of L2 Collocation Knowledge	7
Authenticated Spoken Texts for L2 Listening Tests	7
Comparing Rating Modes: Analysing Live, Audio, and Video Ratings of IELTS Speaking Test Performances	7
Evaluating Writing Process Features in an Adult EFL Writing Assessment Context: A Keystroke Logging Study	6
The Effect of Additional Time on the Quality of Argumentation in L2 Writing Assessment: A Mixed-methods Study	6
Investigating Target Tasks, Task Phases, and Indigenous Criteria for Military Aviation English Assessment	6
Text Authenticity in Listening Assessment: Can Item Writers Be Trained to Produce Authentic-sounding Texts?	6
A Review on Language Assessment Literacy: Trends, Foci and Contributions	6
The Fluctuating Effect of Thinking on Language Performance: New Evidence for the Island Ridge Curve	6
Testing Language, but What?: Examining the Carrier Content of IELTS Preparation Materials from a Critical Perspective	5
Upholding Language Assessment Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Final Thoughts and Questions	5
Assessing Interactional Competence: ICE versus a Human Partner	5

Advancing L2 Dynamic Assessment: Innovations in Chinese Contexts	5
English language placement testing at BYU-Hawaii in the time of COVID-19	5
An Investigation of the Impact of Jagged Profile on L2 Speaking Test Ratings: Evidence from Rating and Eye-tracking Data	5
“How Scripted is this Going to Be?” Raters’ Views of Authenticity in Speaking-performance Tests	5
Low Print Literacy and Its Representation in Research and Policy	4
Exploring the Construct Validity of the ECCE: Latent Structure of a CEFR-Based High-Intermediate Level English Language Proficiency Test	4
The practice of assessing Norwegian and English language proficiency in multilingual elementary school classrooms in Norway	4
Using Multistage Testing to Enhance Measurement of an English Language Proficiency Test	3
Insights into Editing and Revising in Writing Process Using Keystroke Logs	3
Validity Considerations for Assessing Language Proficiency in Young Language Minority Students	3
Relationships between Comprehension, Strategic Behaviours and Content-Related Aspects of Test Performances in Integrated Speaking Tasks	3
Language Testing for Migrants: Co-Constructing Validation	3
Promoting Learning Potential among Students of L2 Chinese through Dynamic Assessment	3
Automatic Speaking Assessment of Spontaneous L2 Finnish and Swedish	3
Can the Test Support Student Learning? Validating the Use of a Second Language Pronunciation Diagnostic	3
Teacher Views on the Implementation of English Language Proficiency Scales for Young Indigenous Learners of Standard English	3
Gazing into Cognition: Eye Behavior in Online L2 Speaking Tests	3
Assessment of English Learners and Their Peers in the Content Areas: Expanding What “Counts” as Evidence of Content Learning	3
Iowa State University’s English placement test of oral communication in times of COVID-19	3
Evaluation of Language and Teaching Skill Domains for International Teaching Assistants: An Approach based on Invariant Measurement	3
Exploring the Validity of a Comprehensive Listening Test to Identify Differences in Primary School Students’ Listening Skills	3