: Most-Cited Full-Text Articles http://ltj.sagepub.com/ Most-cited rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month and are based on citations to articles on this journal site from articles in other HighWire-hosted journals. 2009-11-03 <![CDATA[Validity and washback in language testing]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/13/3/241?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1996; 13:241-256
Article]]> Samuel Messick 1996-11-01 10.1177/026553229601300302 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[On taking language tests: what the students report]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1/1/70?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1984; 1:70-81
Article]]> Andrew D. Cohen 1984-06-01 10.1177/026553228400100106 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Interviewer variation and the co-construction of speaking proficiency]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2003; 20:1-25
Article]]> Annie Brown 2003-01-01 10.1191/0265532203lt242oa SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Linguistic and cultural bias in language proficiency tests]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/2/155?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1985; 2:155-163
Article]]> Zheng Chen, Grant Henning 1985-12-01 10.1177/026553228500200204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Item Response Theory and the validation of an ESP test for health professionals]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/7/1/52?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1990; 7:52-76
Article]]> T.F. McNamara 1990-06-01 10.1177/026553229000700105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Rater characteristics and rater bias: implications for training]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/12/1/54?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1995; 12:54-71
Article]]> Tom Lumley, T.F. McNamara 1995-03-01 10.1177/026553229501200104 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[TOEFL preparation courses: a study of washback]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/13/3/280?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1996; 13:280-297
Article]]> J. Charles Alderson, Liz Hamp-Lyons 1996-11-01 10.1177/026553229601300304 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Item response theory and the assumption of unidimensionality for language tests]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/2/141?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1985; 2:141-154
Article]]> Grant Henning, Thom Hudson, Jean Turner 1985-12-01 10.1177/026553228500200203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA['Naive' native speakers and judgements of oral proficiency in Spanish]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/6/2/152?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1989; 6:152-163
Article]]> David Barnwell 1989-12-01 10.1177/026553228900600203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[An investigation of planning time and proficiency level on oral test discourse]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/1/85?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1997; 14:85-106
Article]]> Gillian Wigglesworth 1997-03-01 10.1177/026553229701400105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Investigating variability in tasks and rater judgements in a performance test of foreign language speaking]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/12/2/238?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1995; 12:238-257
Article]]> Lyle F. Bachman, Brian K. Lynch, Maureen Mason 1995-07-01 10.1177/026553229501200206 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Using FACETS to model rater training effects]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/2/263?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 1998; 15:263-287
Article]]> Sara Cushing Weigle 1998-04-01 10.1177/026553229801500205 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Outcomes-based assessment and reporting in language learning programmes: a review of the issues]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/1/45?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1998; 15:45-85
Article]]> Geoff Brindley 1998-01-01 10.1177/026553229801500103 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Does the testing method make a difference? The case of reading comprehension]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1/2/147?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1984; 1:147-170
Article]]> Elana Shohamy 1984-12-01 10.1177/026553228400100203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Examining dialogue: another approach to content specification and to validating inferences drawn from test scores]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/3/275?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2001; 18:275-302
Article]]> Merrill Swain 2001-07-01 10.1177/026553220101800302 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The development of a new measure of L2 vocabulary knowledge]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/10/3/355?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1993; 10:355-371
Article]]> John Read 1993-12-01 10.1177/026553229301000308 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[An alternative to multiple choice vocabulary tests]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/4/2/142?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1987; 4:142-154
Article]]> Paul Meara, Barbara Buxton 1987-12-01 10.1177/026553228700400202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The effect of students' academic discipline on their performance on ESP reading tests]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/2/192?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1985; 2:192-204
Article]]> J. Charles Alderson, A.H. Urquhart 1985-12-01 10.1177/026553228500200207 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Developing and exploring the behaviour of two new versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/1/55?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2001; 18:55-88
Article]]> Norbert Schmitt, Diane Schmitt, Caroline Clapham 2001-01-01 10.1177/026553220101800103 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Using G-theory and Many-facet Rasch measurement in the development of performance assessments of the ESL speaking skills of immigrants]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/2/158?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 1998; 15:158-180
Article]]> Brian K. Lynch, T. F. McNamara 1998-04-01 10.1177/026553229801500202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Accommodative questions in oral proficiency interviews]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/9/2/173?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1992; 9:173-185
Article]]> Steven Ross 1992-12-01 10.1177/026553229200900205 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Deriving oral assessment scales across different tests and rater groups]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/12/1/16?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 1995; 12:16-33
Article]]> Micheline Chalhoub-Deville 1995-03-01 10.1177/026553229501200102 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Effects of training on raters of ESL compositions]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/11/2/197?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1994; 11:197-223
Article]]> Sara Cushing Weigle 1994-07-01 10.1177/026553229401100206 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Modern language testing at the turn of the century: assuring that what we count counts]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/17/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2000; 17:1-42
Article]]> Lyle F. Bachman 2000-01-01 10.1177/026553220001700101 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Scaling descriptors for language proficiency scales]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/2/217?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 1998; 15:217-262
Article]]> Brian North, Gunther Schneider 1998-04-01 10.1177/026553229801500204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Does thick description lead to smart tests? A data-based approach to rating scale construction]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/13/2/208?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1996; 13:208-238
Article]]> Glenn Fulcher 1996-07-01 10.1177/026553229601300205 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A self-rating scale of English difficulty: Rasch scalar analysis of items and rating categories]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/2/164?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1985; 2:164-179
Article]]> Fred Davidson, Grant Henning 1985-12-01 10.1177/026553228500200205 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The validity of direct versus semi- direct oral tests]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/11/2/99?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 1994; 11:99-123
Article]]> Elana Shohamy 1994-07-01 10.1177/026553229401100202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Language assessment as social practice: challenges for research]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/4/333?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 2001; 18:333-349
Article]]> Tim McNamara 2001-10-01 10.1177/026553220101800402 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The role of foreign language aptitude in a model of school learning]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/3/2/188?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1986; 3:188-221
Article]]> Peter Skehan 1986-12-01 10.1177/026553228600300207 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Working for washback: a review of the washback concept in language testing]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/13/3/257?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1996; 13:257-279
Article]]> Kathleen M. Bailey 1996-11-01 10.1177/026553229601300303 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Assessment criteria in a large-scale writing test: what do they really mean to the raters?]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/3/246?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2002; 19:246-276
Article]]> Tom Lumley 2002-07-01 10.1191/0265532202lt230oa SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Method effects on reading comprehension test performance: text organization and response format]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/2/193?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 2002; 19:193-220
Article]]> Miyoko Kobayashi 2002-04-01 10.1191/0265532202lt227oa SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Investigating accommodation in language proficiency interviews using a new measure of lexical diversity]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/1/85?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2002; 19:85-104
Article]]> David Malvern, Brian Richards 2002-01-01 10.1191/0265532202lt221oa SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A cloze-up on the C-Test: a study in the construct validation of authentic tests]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/1/76?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1985; 2:76-104
Article]]> Christine Klein-Braley 1985-06-01 10.1177/026553228500200108 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Test validation and cognitive psychology: some methodological considerations]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/3/2/159?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1986; 3:159-185
Article]]> Rudiger Grotjahn 1986-12-01 10.1177/026553228600300205 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A survey of research on the C-Test1]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1/2/134?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1984; 1:134-146
Article]]> Christine Klein-Braley, Ulrich Raatz 1984-12-01 10.1177/026553228400100202 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Test impact revisited: washback effect over time]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/13/3/298?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1996; 13:298-317
Article]]> Elana Shohamy, Smadar Donitsa-Schmidt, Irit Ferman 1996-11-01 10.1177/026553229601300305 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The testing of listening comprehension: an introspective study1]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/8/1/67?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1991; 8:67-91
Article]]> Gary Buck 1991-06-01 10.1177/026553229100800105 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Principles for language tests within the 'discourse domains' theory of interlanguage: research, test construction and interpretation]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/2/205?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1985; 2:205-226
Article]]> Dan Douglas, Larry Selinker 1985-12-01 10.1177/026553228500200208 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Coming to grips with lexical richness in spontaneous speech data]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/17/1/65?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2000; 17:65-83
Article]]> Anne Vermeer 2000-01-01 10.1177/026553220001700103 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Differences in native-language skills, foreign-language aptitude, and foreign-language grades among high-, average-, and low-proficiency foreign-language learners: two studies]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/2/181?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 1998; 15:181-216
Article]]> Richard L. Sparks, Marjorie Artzer, Leonore Ganschow, David Siebenhar, Mark Plageman, Jon Patton 1998-04-01 10.1177/026553229801500203 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Self-assessment in second language testing: a meta-analysis and analysis of experiential factors]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/15/1/1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 1998; 15:1-20
Article]]> Steven Ross 1998-01-01 10.1177/026553229801500101 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Advantages of latent trait measurement in language testing]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1/2/123?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1984; 1:123-133
Article]]> Grant Henning 1984-12-01 10.1177/026553228400100201 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Calibrating graded assessments: Rasch partial credit analysis of performance in writing]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/4/1/72?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1987; 4:72-92
Article]]> Alastair Pollitt, Carolyn Hutchinson 1987-06-01 10.1177/026553228700400107 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Better theory for better tests?]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/2/1/60?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 1985; 2:60-75
Article]]> Ulrich Raatz 1985-06-01 10.1177/026553228500200107 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Demands of being professional in language testing]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/3/328?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1997; 14:328-339
Article]]> Alan Davies 1997-11-01 10.1177/026553229701400309 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Exploring bias analysis as a tool for improving rater consistency in assessing oral interaction]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/10/3/305?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1993; 10:305-319
Article]]> Gillian Wigglesworth 1993-12-01 10.1177/026553229301000306 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A criterion-referenced measurement approach to ESL achievement testing]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1/2/171?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 1984; 1:171-201
Article]]> Thom Hudson, Brian Lynch 1984-12-01 10.1177/026553228400100204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Outcomes-based assessment in practice: some examples and emerging insights]]> http://ltj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/18/4/393?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 2001; 18:393-407
Article]]> Geoff Brindley 2001-10-01 10.1177/026553220101800405 SAGE Publications