Hybrid preference assessment for tourism research using solicited and unsolicited opinions: an application in rural tourism by Manuel Angel Fernández-Gámez, Elias Bendodo-Benasayag, José Ramón Sánchez.Serrano, Maria Helena Pestana

“…However, the heterogeneous nature of unsolicited opinions, the complexity of natural language assessment, and differences in the characteristics of social-data sources hinder the accurate assessment of preferences. …”
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The development and validation of a C-test and a pseudo-character test for online CFL assessment by Yang Xuan, Osborne Caitríona

“…Situated in the context of language assessment, the study sheds light on the application of the C-test and a pseudo-character section in both face-to-face and at-distance Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) classrooms. …”
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Test fairness of the in-house College English examination for Chinese non-English major undergraduates: a case study by Kangxi Li, Mengting Kong, Liye Li, Jingwen Lu

“…These issues can be attributed to underlying factors such as lack of language assessment literacy, time, and funding on the part of examiners or administrators.DiscussionHence, this research proposes a holistic approach to improve test fairness, involving all stakeholders and all procedures in the in-house College English examination. …”
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Association Between Language Skills and Statistical Learning in Aphasia by Talat BULUT, Emine BAHAR

“…For this purpose, cognitive (visual and auditory statistical learning, non-verbal intelligence) and language (Aphasia Language Assessment Test) assessments were obtained from individuals with aphasia (n = 16) and age- and education level-matched healthy adults (n = 29). …”
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The role of techno-competence in AI-based assessments: exploring its influence on students’ boredom, self-esteem, and writing development by Shoeb Saleh, Abdullah Ibrahim Alsubhi

“…This research highlights the potential of techno-competence in AI to transform the academic landscape, especially in language assessment, by addressing learners’ needs and developing overall learning experiences. …”
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No three productions alike: Lexical variability, situated dynamics, and path dependence in task-based corpora by Shadrova Anna

“…This is of particular relevance to language assessment and other practices of contrastive analysis of speaker productions, e.g., in multilingualism studies.…”
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Main qualities of test in language testing and assessment terminology systems in English, Russian and Spanish languages by Ekaterina V. Bondareva, Yulia A. Polshina, Valeria A. Sorokina

“…It is suggested that these discrepancies stem from insufficient knowledge of lan guage testing experts about the term meaning and usage, and such inconsistencies might complicate developing standardized tasks for language assessment. The issue deserves further indepth study.…”
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Pedagogical strategy for the correction of language disability in preschool children by Elaine Álvarez Martínez, Félix Lázaro Huepp Ramos, Miladis Fornaris Méndez

“…In addition to observation, interviews, speech therapy exploration techniques and language diagnostic tests were used: First Word Inventory, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Spontaneous Language Assessment Test.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: advances in children’s language development were evidenced, both from a qualitative and quantitative point of view. …”
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The effect of interventionist dynamic assessment on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary learning and retention: a sociocultural inquiry by Malihe YarAhmadi, Hossein Kargar Behbahani

“…Abstract Traditional approaches to language assessment have been criticized for their inadequacy in taking account of language learners’ potential for development. …”
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The language use Inventory-Persian: report of the psychometric properties by Mahbubeh Nakhshab, Ali Asgary, Akram Ahmadi

“…Abstract Background Pragmatic language assessment is a necessary component of evaluation in language impairments. …”
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UNDERSTANDING APPLIED LINGUISTICS by Nguyễn Tất Thắng

“…Applied linguistics has played a significant role in different fields in language studies, such as researching and teaching languages, assessing languages, language policy planning, etc. …”
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Examining the dynamics of plagiarism: a comparative analysis before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Yovav Eshet

“…The comparison traverses academic fields, disciplines, institutional rankings, and written language assessments. Contextualising this phenomenon is crucial for a comprehensive understanding and targeted interventions against undesirable behaviour. …”
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Development and validation of the Quran – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, And Mathematics (Q-STEAM) module by Muzakkir, Rose Amnah Abd Rauf, Hutkemri Zulnaidi

“…Ten experts, who are specialists in the domains of mathematics education, STEAM education, Islamic education, and Indonesian language, assessed the module. The assessment resulted in high validity scores, where the results indicated that the content validity index for the Q-STEAM module falls within the range of 83–100%. …”
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Language Proficiency Across Tasks in Sequential Bilingual and Monolingual Children by Susan Logue, Raffaella Folli, Christina Sevdali, Victoria Singer, Juliana Gerard

“…We consider the implications of these effects for language assessments across populations.…”
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