Melbourne Papers in Language Testing (MPLT) are a set of peer-reviewed papers published annually by the LTRC (or biennially depending on the number of submissions). MPLT is one of only four journals dedicated exclusively to language testing and assessment and offers an opportunity for both new and more experienced researchers to publish papers, commentaries or reviews of tests or books on language testing and assessment issues. Articles and correspondence on editorial matters should be addressed (preferably by email) to Ute Knoch.
Submissions should be made as email attachment. As of 2006, MPLT is published exclusively online and papers are freely downloadable as pdf files. Hard copies of back issues for the period 1992 -2001 are also available for purchase at the rate of Aus $16.00 per volume.
| Volume 13, Issue 1, 2008 |
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| Volume 13, Issue 2, 2008 |
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| Volume 12, Issue 1, 2007 |
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| Volume 11, Issue 1, 2006 |
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| Volume 10, Issue. 1, 2001 |
- Akiyama, T. The Application of G-theory and IRT in the analysis of data from speaking tests administered in a classroom context. (pdf, 1.03mb)
- Futaba, T. Developing In-house assessment for English performance in universities: Additions to standardized testing.
(pdf, 658kb)
- Grove, E. and Brown, A. Tasks and criteria in a test of oral communication skills for first-year health science students: where from? (pdf, 618kb)
- Toyoda, E. and Hashimoto, Y. Analysis of a new Japanese language placement test battery using G-theory and Rasch model programs. (pdf, 854kb)
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| Volume 9, Issue 1, May 2000 |
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| Volume 9, Issue 2, Nov 2000 |
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| Volume 8, Issue 1, May 1999 |
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| Volume 8, Issue 2, Nov 1999 |
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| Volume 7, Issue 1, May 1998 |
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| Volume 7, Issue 2, Dec 1998 |
- Adams, R. J., McNamara, T.F. and Zammit, S. Detecting and evaluating the impact of multidimensionality in language test data.
(pdf, 680kb)
- Ferguson, G. and White, E. A small-scale study of predictive validity. (pdf, 2.32kb)
- Ward, S. Evaluating business writing training programs: just how adaptable is the Context Adaptive Model.
(pdf, 948kb)
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| Volume 6, Issue 1, Nov 1997 |
- Brown, A. Editor’s Preface (pdf, 33kb)
- Douglas, D. Introduction (pdf, 139kb)
- Hawthorne, L. Defining the target domain: what language skills are required of engineers and nurses?
(pdf, 771kb)
- McNamara, T. Problematising content validity: the Occupational English Test (OET) as a measure of medical communication. (pdf, 1.18mb)
- Hill, K. From job analysis to task design: different approaches to simulating teacher language behaviour.
(pdf, 414kb)
- Iwashita, N. and Elder, C. Expert feedback? Assessing the role of test-taker reactions to a proficiency test for teachers of Japanese. (pdf, 736kb)
- Elder, C. and Brown, A. Performance testing for the professions: language proficiency or strategic competence? (pdf, 557kb)
- Davies, A. The education (and training) of language testers.
(pdf, 405kb)
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| Volume 6, Issue 2, Dec 1997 |
- Davies, A. The competing claims of accuracy and fluency in the construction of performance tests of language proficiency: two cheers for Robert Lado! (pdf, 986kb)
- Hill, K., Davies, A., Oldfield, J. and Watson, N. Questioning an early start: the transition from primary to secondary foreign language learning. (pdf, 662kb)
- Iwashita, N. Assessment of oral communication skills in LOTE settings in Australia. (pdf, 363kb)
- Leung, C. and A. Teasdale, A. Raters’ understanding of rating scales as abstracted concept and as instruments for decision making.
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- Ward, S. Inter-rater reliability in an ESP context.
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| Volume 5, Issue 1, May 1996 |
- Grove, E. Creativity and Accountability in Competency-based Language Programmes: Issues of Curriculum and Assessment.
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- Brown, A. and Iwashita, N. The role of language background in the validation of a computer-adaptive test. (pdf, 878kb)
- Elder, C., Davies, A., Hajek, J., Manwaring, D. and Warren, J. Is Grammar Good For You? The relationship between metalinguistic knowledge and success in studying a language at university. (pdf, 1.09mb)
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| Volume 5, Issue 2, Nov 1996 |
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| Volume 4, Issue 1, May 1995 |
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| Volume 4, Issue 2, Nov 1995 |
- Davies, A. Introduction: Measures and Reports. (pdf, 561kb)
- Ingram, D. Scales
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- Scarino, A. Language Scales and Language Tests: development in LOTE. (pdf, 638kb)
- Hill, K. Scales and Tests: a Case Study. (pdf, 748kb)
- North, D. Scales of Language Proficiency. (pdf, 2.78mb)
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| Volume 3, Issue 1, May 1994 |
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| Volume 3, Issue 2, Nov 1994 |
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| Volume 2, Issue 1, May 1993 |
- Hamilton, J., Lopes, M., McNamara, T. and Sheridan, E. Rating scales and native speaker performance on a communicatively oriented EAP Test.
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- Lumley, T. Reading comprehension sub-skills: teachers’ perceptions of content in an EAP test.
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- Wigglesworth, G. and O’Loughlin, K. An investigation into the comparability of direct and semi-direct versions of an oral interaction test in English. (pdf, 525kb)
- Elder, C. Language proficiency as a predictor of performance in teacher education. (pdf, 1.01mb)
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| Volume 2, Issue 2, Nov 1993 |
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| Volume 1, Issue 1, May 1992 |
- Davies, A. Is language proficiency always achievement? (pdf, 901kb)
- Elder, C. How do subject specialists construe language proficiency? (pdf, 999kb)
- Brown, A., Elder, C., Lumley, T., McNamara, T. and McQueen, J. Mapping abilities and skill levels using Rasch techniques. (pdf, 1.51mb)
- Brown, A. and McNamara, T. The role of test-taker feedback in the test development process.
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| Volume 1, Issue 2, Dec 1992 |
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