CaMLA Research
Our expert staff is constantly engaged in research that contributes to the quality of our examinations, and much research has been conducted on CaMLA examinations. Below you will find test-specific research for the ECCE, ECPE, MELAB, and MET. For more research-related material:
- View reports for ECCE, ECPE, MELAB, and MET. The reports section contains information such as administration reports (ECCE, ECPE, and MET), technical bulletins and descriptive statistics (MELAB), and how we set cut scores (MET).
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Spaan Fellowship Program
The Spaan Fellowship Program provides significant support for scholars in the field of language assessment. Their work has made lasting contributions to the field.
Research
ECCE Research
Spaan Papers
Liao, Y. (2007). Investigating the Construct Validity of the Grammar and Vocabulary Section and the Listening Section of the ECCE: Lexico-Grammatical Ability as a Predictor of L2 Listening Ability (PDF), Spaan Fellow Working Papers in Second or Foreign Language Assessment.
Lu, Y. (2005). A Validation Study of the ECCE NNS and NS Examiners’ Conversational Styles from a Discourse Analytic Perspective (PDF), Spaan Fellow Working Papers in Second or Foreign Language Assessment.
Research
ECPE Research
Conference Proceedings
Plough, I. C., MacMillan, F., and O’Connell, S. P. (2011). Changing Tasks…Changing Evidence: A Comparative Study of Two Speaking Proficiency Tests. Granena, G., Koeth, J., Lee-Ellis, S., Lukyanchenko, A., Botana, G.P., and Rhoades, E. (Eds). Selected Proceedings of the 2010 Second Language Research Forum, Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project. 91–104.
Journal Articles
Zhang, B. (2010). Assessing the Accuracy and Consistency of Language Proficiency Classification Under Competing Measurement Models, Language Testing, 27(1): 119–140.
Dissertations
Ameriks, Y. (2009). Investigating Validity Across Two Test Forms of the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE): A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 70:21–A.
Spaan Papers
Li, X. (2008). An Investigation of the Item Parameter Drift in the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) (PDF).
Römhild, A. (2008). Investigating the Invariance of the ECPE Factor Structure across Different Proficiency Levels (PDF).
Saito, Y. (2003). Investigating the Construct Validity of the Cloze Section in the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (PDF).
Song, T. (2009). Investigating Different Item Response Models in Equating the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) (PDF).
Wang, S. (2006). Validation and Invariance of Factor Structure of the ECPE and MELAB across Gender (PDF).
Zhang, B. (2008). Investigating Proficiency Classification for the Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) (PDF).
Research
MELAB Research
Conference Proceedings
Chapman, Mark. (2012). The Challenges of Ensuring Task Equivalence in Writing Tests: A New Approach. Proceedings of the Korea English Language Testing Association: KELTA 2012 Annual International Conference. Seoul, Korea.
Books
Aryadoust, Vahid; Goh, Christine C. M. (2013). Exploring the Relative Merits of Cognitive Diagnostic Models and Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Assessing Listening Comprehension. In Exploring Language Frameworks, edited by E. Galaczi and C. J. Weir. Proceedings of the ALTE Kraków Conference, July 2011. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Stoynoff, Stephen; Chapelle, Carol A. (2005). ESOL Tests and Testing. Chapter 2. TESOL. Alexandria, Virginia.
Journal Articles
Al-Hamly, Mashael; Coombe, Christine. (2005). To Change or Not to Change: Investigating the Value of MCQ Answer Changing for Gulf Arab Students. Language Testing, 22(1): 509–531.
Aryadoust, Vahid S.; Goh, Christine; Lee, Ong Kim. (2011). An Investigation of Differential Item Functioning in the MELAB Listening Test. Language Assessment Quarterly, 8(4): 361–385.
Gao, Lingyun; Rogers, W. Todd. (2011). Use of Tree-Based Regression in the Analyses of L2 Reading Test Items. Language Testing, 28(1): 77–104.
Johnson, Jeff S.; Lim, Gad S. (2009). The influence of Rater Language Background on Writing Performance Assessment. Language Testing, 26(4): 485–505.
Lim, Gad S. (2011). The Development and Maintenance of Rating Quality in Performance Writing Assessment: A Longitudinal Study of New and Experienced Raters. Language Testing, 28(4): 543–560.
Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2000). Test Review: The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB). Language Testing, 17(4): 449.
Dissertations
Lim, Gad S. (2009). Prompt and Rater Effects in Second Language (PDF). Diss. University of Michigan.
Spaan Papers
Al-Hamly, Mashael; Coombe, Christine. (2003). An Investigation into the Answer Changing Practices on Multiple-Choice Questions with Gulf Arab Learners in an EFL Context (PDF).
Eom, Minhee. (2008). Underlying Factors of MELAB Listening Constructs (PDF).
Gao, Lingyan. (2006). Toward a Cognitive Processing Model of MELAB Reading Test Item Performance (PDF).
Goh, Christine; Aryadoust, Vahid S. (2010). Investigating the Construct Validity of the MELAB Listening Test through the Rasch Analysis and Correlated Uniqueness Modeling (PDF).
Hamp-Lyons, L. (2006). Bias Revisited (PDF).
Jiao, H. (2004). Evaluating the Dimensionality of the MELAB (PDF).
Li, H. (2011). A Cognitive Diagnostic Analysis of the MELAB Reading Test (PDF).
Lim, G. S. (2010). Investigating Prompt Effects in Writing Performance Assessment (PDF).
Lio, Y. (2007). Investigating the Construct Validity of the Grammar and Vocabulary Section and the Listening Section of the ECCE: Lexico-Grammatical Ability as a Predictor of L2 Listening Ability (PDF).
Park, T. (2006). Detecting DIF across Different Language and Gender Groups in the MELAB using the Logistic Regression Method (PDF).
Shin, S. (2003). A Construct Validation Study of Emphasis Type Questions in the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (PDF).
Song, X. (2005). Language Learning Strategy Use and Language Performance on the MELAB (PDF).
Wagner, E. (2004). A Construct Validation Study of the Listening Sections of the ECPE and MELAB (PDF).
Wang, S. (2006). Validation and Invariance of Factor Structure of the ECPE and MELAB across Gender (PDF).
Weltig, M. (2004). Effects of Language Errors and Importance Attributed to Language on Language and Rhetorical-Level Essay Scoring (PDF).
Yu, G. (2007). Lexical Diversity in MELAB Writing and Speaking Task Performances (PDF).
Research
MET Research
Journal Articles
Papageorgiou, Spiros; Stevens, Robin; Goodwin, Sarah. (2012). The Relative Difficulty of Dialogic and Monologic Input in a Second-Language Listening Comprehension Test. Language Assessment Quarterly. 9(4), 375–397, DOI: 10.1080/15434303.2012.721425.