SLTI conducts research and validation projects independently and at the request of clients. We also provide support to clients who undertake such projects.
The assistance we provide includes, but is not limited to:
Designing Test Prep Materials for a Language Proficiency Exam for Call Center Agents. at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), in New York.
Automated Speech Scoring System Under The Lens: Evaluating and interpreting the linguistic cues for language proficiency. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Springer.
Investigating the Quality of Source Integration in an Academic Writing Proficiency Exam at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), in Tokyo, Japan, virtual.
The development of an automated rating system for a simulated oral proficiency interview at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Pittsburgh.
The development of an automated rating system for a Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Tunisia, virtual.
The validation of a Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) test for a professional setting at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Tunisia, virtual.
Investigating the quality of source integration in an academic writing proficiency exam at East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT), virtual.
Designing listening-to-summarize tasks: a cyclical, collaborative approach at East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT), virtual.
Investigating test takers’ approaches to inference items on a reading exam at East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT), virtual.
The effectiveness of written corrective feedback at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Atlanta.
Building a partial validity argument for an English proficiency test at NAFSA, Philadelphia.
Creating task-based assessment for measuring learner’s English communicative competences, at NAFSA, Philadelphia.
Linking Global Test of English Communication (GTEC) to CEFR levels, at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Chicago.
Test development at the intersection of context, construct, and content at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Palermo, Italy.
A healthy context: Navigating language access policies and regulations to test the language abilities of Canadian hospital employees at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Toronto, Canada.
Planning for washback in the development of a large-scale English language proficiency assessment at Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Toronto, Canada.
Examining the validity of scaled-response “Can-do” self-assessments at East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT), Washington DC.