University Entrance Examinations in Spain: Using the Construct Comparability Approach to Analyze Standards Quality

Genre analysis of writing tasks in Japanese university entrance examinations

Background: English language writing is important in university entrance examinations in Japan and influences what learners and teachers do in English classes. This is especially noticeable in secondary education in Japan. While much research on university entrance examinations in Japan has been conducted, little attention has been paid to the types of writing required in these examinations. Me...

Using multilevel models to assess the comparability of examinations

This paper will address some of the conceptual issues that arise when interpreting the results of the multilevel modelling of comparability between examinations. Some of the comparability studies carried out by the Research and Evaluation Division of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate will be used to illuminate the conceptual issues involved. The differences in interpretat...

from linguistics to literature: a linguistic approach to the study of linguistic deviations in the turkish divan of shahriar

chapter i provides an overview of structural linguistics and touches upon the saussurean dichotomies with the final goal of exploring their relevance to the stylistic studies of literature. to provide evidence for the singificance of the study, chapter ii deals with the controversial issue of linguistics and literature, and presents opposing views which, at the same time, have been central to t...

pragmatic knowledge in university entrance exam for english majors

abstract pragmatics is the study of communicative action in its sociocultural context. communicative action includes not only using speech acts (such as apologizing, complaining, complimenting, and requesting), but also engaging in different types of discourse and participating in speech events of varying length and complexity. the present study aimed to investigate the assessment of pragm...

Mekh-mat Entrance Examinations Problems