Ute Knoch

Drawing on repeat test takers to study test preparation practices and their links to score gains

Ute Knoch, Annemiek Huisman, Cathie Elder, Xiaoxiao Kong, Angela McKenna

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language Testing

A key concern of washback research in language testing is with the value of test preparation for facilitating learning and improvi..

Validity evidence for a sentence repetition test of Swiss German Sign Language

Tobias Haug, Aaron Olaf Batty, Martin Venetz, Christa Notter, Simone Girard-Groeber, Ute Knoch, Mireille Audeoud

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language Testing

In this study we seek evidence of validity according to the socio-cognitive framework (Weir, 2005) for a new sentence repetition t..

The employment outcomes and work experiences of internationally qualified nurses in Australia: exploring the relevance of the OET nursing module

Ute Knoch, Andrew Pitman, Eitan Ritz, Xiaoxiao Kong, Cathie Elder

Report  |  2019

Papers in Language Testing and Assessment, Vol. 8, Issue 2

Editorship  |  2019

Assessment of the language proficiency and literacy of Mr X

Ute Knoch

Report  |  2019

Language requirements for Australian citizenship. Insights from a senate enquiry.

Catherine Elder, Ute Knoch, Owen Harradine

Book Chapter  |  2019

This Festschrift for Tim McNamara brings together papers on the social impact of language tests, such as fairness and justice of t..

FAIRNESS, JUSTICE & LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

Tim McNamara, Ute Knoch, Jason Fan

Book  |  2019

This book has two goals, each related to the validity of language assessment. The first goal is to explore the difference between ..

Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment

Tim McNamara, U Knoch, Jason Fan

Book  |  2019

This book has two goals, each related to the validity of language assessment. The first goal is to explore the difference between ..

Benchmarking the Hawthorn-Melbourne English Language Pre-Bridging Program (UMELB-PREP)

Sally O'Hagan, Craig Wattam, Ute Knoch

Report  |  2019

Fairness Justice and Language Assessment

Tim McNamara, Ute Knoch, Jason Fan

Book  |  2019

This book has two goals, each related to the validity of language assessment. The first goal is to explore the difference between ..

Application of Rasch measurement theory in language assessment: Using measurement to enhance language assessment research and practice

Jinsong Fan, Ute Knoch, Trevor Bond

Journal article  |  2019  |  PAPERS IN LANGUAGE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Language assessment is a hybrid discipline which draws on expertise from both applied linguistics and measurement. While research ..

Fairness in language assessment: What can the Rasch model offer?

Jinsong Fan, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2019  |  PAPERS IN LANGUAGE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Drawing upon discussions of fairness in the field of language assessment, this systematic review study explores how the Rasch mode..

The impact of national standardized literacy and numeracy testing on children and teaching staff in remote Australian Indigenous communities

S Macqueen, U Knoch, G Wigglesworth, R Nordlinger, R Singer, T McNamara, R Brickle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Language Testing

All educational testing is intended to have consequences, which are assumed to be beneficial, but tests may also have unintended, ..

Validation of rating processes within an argument-based framework

Ute Knoch, Carol A Chapelle

Journal article  |  2018  |  LANGUAGE TESTING

Evaluating the relative effectiveness of online and face-to-face training for new writing raters

Ute Knoch, Judith Fairbairn, Carol Myford, Annemiek Huisman

Journal article  |  2018  |  PAPERS IN LANGUAGE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

Validating and benchmarking the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) internal pathway assessment: Monash English Upper Intermediate.

S O'Hagan, K Frost, U Knoch, undefined Huisman

Report  |  2018

Cross-disciplinary collaboration in research on a specific-purpose language test in the healthcare setting

Tim McNamara, Cathie Elder, Eleanor Flynn, U Knoch, Elizabeth Manias, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Sharon YAHALOM

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice

Central to teaching and assessing languages for specific purposes is collaboration between domain experts and applied linguists; y..

Modelling the writing processes on the integrated listening/reading-to-write task across proficiency levels

U Knoch, Sally O'Hagan, Michelle Czajkowski, Craig Wattam, Susy MACQUEEN, John Pill, Naoki Ikeda, Jevelin Wendiady, Giang Hoang

Report  |  2018

Review of English language and communication standards for Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) in New Zealand

U Knoch, Sally O'Hagan, Annemiek Huisman, Cathie Elder, Angela McKenna

Report  |  2018

Examining the validity of an analytic rating scale for a Spanish test for academic purposes using the argument-based approach to validation

Arturo Mendoza, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2018  |  Assessing Writing

Test preparation practices and their links to score gains on the Pearson PTE

U Knoch, Annemiek Huisman, Cathie Elder, Xiaoxiao Kong

Report  |  2018

Towards improved quality of written patient records

U Knoch, C Elder, R Woodward-Kron, E Flynn, E Manias, T McNamara, B Zhang, A Huisman

Report  |  2017

Statistical properties of AE3 reading and listening assessments

C Wattam, U KNOCH

Report  |  2017

Assessment in the L2 classroom

U Knoch, S Macqueen

Book Chapter  |  2017

Setting empirical standards on the Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment (DELA)

U KNOCH, K Frost

Report  |  2017

English language test comparison table

C Elder, U Knoch, A Huisman

Report  |  2017

Executive summary This report has been produced in response to a request from the National Accreditation Authority for Translators..

Validating and benchmarking the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) internal pathway assessment: Monash English Bridging for University.

S O'Hagan, undefined Frost, undefined Knoch, undefined Huisman

Report  |  2017

UTS Insearch Assessment Review Stage 6: Statistics for language assessment training; AE Level 5B external criterion comparison.

S O'Hagan, C Wattam, U Knoch

Report  |  2017

RMIT University Vietnam, Centre of English Language Pathways Assessment Review: Level 5 (Pre-Advanced).

S O'Hagan, M Czajkowski, U Knoch

Report  |  2017

Research in language assessment

Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2017  |  Language Teaching

LOTE Public Service Language Aide Test: Test development report

U KNOCH, M Czajkowski

Report  |  2016

Statistical analysis of the UniSA College Foundation placement test

U KNOCH

Report  |  2016

What can pronunciation researchers learn from research into second language writing?

U Knoch

Book Chapter  |  2016

UTS Insearch Assessment review Stage 5: level AE5B writing standard verification; Level AE5B graduate perceptions survey

S O'Hagan, M Czajkowski, C Elder, U KNOCH

Report  |  2016

UTS Insearch Assessment Review Stage 4: Level AE5B reading exam development; Level AE5B graduate perceptions survey

S O'Hagan, S Macqueen, U KNOCH

Report  |  2016

LOTE Public Service Language Aide Test: Test specifications and tasks

U KNOCH, M Czajkowski

Report  |  2016

A review of approaches to improve participation of culturally and linguistically diverse populations in clinical trials

Jo-anne Hughson, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Anna Parker, John Hajek, Agnese Bresin, Ute Knoch, Phan Tuong, David Story

Journal article  |  2016  |  TRIALS

Post-entry English language assessment at university: How diagnostic are they?

U KNOCH, C Elder

Book Chapter  |  2016

The View from the Middle East and the Pacific Rim Vahid Aryadoust, Janna Fox ... The studies above suggest that validity and test..

Language test as boundary object: Perspectives from test users in the healthcare domain

Susy Macqueen, John Pill, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2016  |  LANGUAGE TESTING

Language Assessment in the workplace

U KNOCH, S Macqueen

Book Chapter  |  2016

With an increasingly mobile global workforce, English language proficiency has become a sought-after commodity in workplaces acro..

Review of Aptis Control Item System

U KNOCH, J Fairbairn

Report  |  2016

An evaluation of an online rater training program for the speaking and writing sub-tests of the Aptis test

Ute Knoch, Judith Fairbairn, Annemiek Huisman

Journal article  |  2016  |  PAPERS IN LANGUAGE TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

RMIT University Vietnam, Centre of English Language Pathways Assessments Review: Level 4 (Upper Intermediate).

S O'HAGAN, M Czajkowski, U Knoch

Report  |  2016

Scoping study of professional to professional communication in healthcare: an exploration of interaction and task types in inter- and intra-professional spoken communication

S O'Hagan, K FROST, U Knoch, T Pill

Report  |  2016

Culturally and linguistically diverse populations in medical research: perceptions and experiences of older Italians, their families, ethics administrators and researchers

Robyn Woodward-Kron, Jo-anne Hughson, Anna Parker, Agnese Bresin, John Hajek, Ute Knoch, Tuong Dien Phan, David Story

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

Linking the GEPT Writing Sub-test to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

U Knoch, K FROST

Report  |  2016

Examining the validity of a post-entry screening tool embedded in a specific policy context

U KNOCH, C Elder, S O'Hagan

Book Chapter  |  2016

Preparing for the NAATI examinations: options and issues for English proficiency screening.

C Elder, U KNOCH, H Kim

Report  |  2016

Preliminary LOTE proficiency screening of candidates seeking accreditation as interpreters and translators: A feasibility study.

C ELDER, U Knoch, H Kim

Report  |  2016

Transitioning from university to the workplace: Stakeholder perceptions of academic and professional writing demands

U KNOCH, S Macqueen, J Pill, N Storch, L May

Book Chapter  |  2016

Factor structure and factorial invariance of language tests: a multi-sample CFA longitudinal study

J Fan, U KNOCH, N Bi

Journal article  |  2016  |  Foreign Language Testing and Teaching

Understanding the factor structure of a language test is crucial to the establishment of its construct validity. Despite the growi..

Post-entry English language assessments at university: How diagnostic are they?

U KNOCH, C Elder

Book Chapter  |  2015

This volume takes a fresh look at language assessment in these regions and provides a unique overview of contemporary language ass..

Written corrective feedback studies: Approximate replication of Bitchener & Knoch (2010a) and Van Beuningen, De Jong & Kuiken (2012)

John Bitchener, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2015  |  LANGUAGE TEACHING

What happens to ESL students' writing after three years of study at an English medium university?

Ute Knoch, Amir Rouhshad, Su Ping Oon, Neomy Storch

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING

Program evaluation of EAL online pilot program. Final report to the DEECD

S Macqueen, U KNOCH

Report  |  2015

Towards improved language assessment of written health professional communication: the case of the Occupational English Test

Ute Knoch, Tim McNamara, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Cathie Elder, Elizabeth Manias, Eleanor Flynn, Ying Zhang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Papers in Language Testing and Assessment

Verification of checklist items across professions: an investigation of the relevance of new criteria for assessing simulated professional-patient interactions in the OET Speaking sub-test. Final report

K Frost, S O'Hagan, U KNOCH, J Pill

Report  |  2015

An evaluation of the effectiveness of training Aptis raters online

U KNOCH, J Fairbank, A Huisman

Report  |  2015

RASCH ANALYSIS

Ute Knoch, Tim McNamara

Book Chapter  |  2015

Submission to the enquiry about the Australian Government Draft National Strategy for International Education

U KNOCH

Report  |  2015

Test taker perceptions of the new OET listening task

R Chandran, U KNOCH, A Huisman, S O'Hagan, K Frost

Report  |  2015

UTS Insearch assessment review Stage 3: Level AE 5B revised writing exam review – Level AE 5B listening exam review

S Macqueen, S O'Hagan, U KNOCH

Report  |  2015

Evaluation of online EAL learning pilot program. Final report for the Victorian Department of Education & Training (DET).

S MACQUEEN, undefined Macqueen, undefined Knoch

Report  |  2015

Insearch assessment review: Stage 2

S MACQUEEN, undefined O'Hagan, undefined Knoch

Report  |  2015

An Investigation of the Effect of Task Type on the Discourse Produced by Students at Various Score Levels in theTOEFL iBT®Writing Test

Ute Knoch, Susy Macqueen, Sally O'Hagan

Report  |  2014  |  ETS Research Report Series

Does the writing of undergraduate ESL students develop after one year of study in an English-medium university?

Ute Knoch, Amir Rouhshad, Neomy Storch

Journal article  |  2014  |  ASSESSING WRITING

Review of the British Council Aptis rater training for new markers

U KNOCH, A Huisman

Report  |  2014

Report on the review of the draft proposal for revised specification of OET listening

U KNOCH, J Silverman, J Pill, T McNamara

Report  |  2014

Discourse analysis of AITI translation texts. Final report.

U KNOCH

Report  |  2014

Report on the trial implementation of the Post-entry Assessment of Academic Language (PAAL)

U KNOCH, S O'Hagan

Report  |  2014

Using subject specialists to validate an ESP rating scale: The case of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rating scale

Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2014  |  English for Specific Purposes

Moderation of UTS Insearch Level 5 Direct Entry Assessment: Stage 1

S O'Hagan, S Macqueen, undefined Knoch

Report  |  2014

Review of data collected for OET/ARC Linkage study to verify revised OET speaking checklist. Final report

J Pill, U KNOCH

Report  |  2014

Program evaluation of EAL online pilot program. Interim report to the DEECD

S Macqueen, U KNOCH

Report  |  2014

Moderation of UTS Insearch Level 5 direct entry assessment

S O'Hagan, S Macqueen, U KNOCH

Report  |  2014

Pilot administration of the Post-entry Assessment of Academic Language (PAAL) at the University of Melbourne

U KNOCH, S O'Hagan

Report  |  2014

A closer look at integrated writing tasks: Towards a more focussed definition for assessment purposes

Ute Knoch, Woranon Sitajalabhorn

Journal article  |  2013  |  Assessing Writing

A framework for validating post-entry language assessments (PELAs)

U Knoch, CA Elder

Journal article  |  2013  |  Papers in Language Testing and Assessment

Investigating the test impact of the OET: A qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions of test relevance and efficacy

S Macqueen, J Pill, CA Elder, U Knoch

Report  |  2013

A comparison of the discourse produced at different score levels of the OET writing sub-test

SR O'Hagan, U Knoch, A RASTGOU, W SITAJALABHORN, C Fraser, CJ Benevento

Report  |  2013

The development, trialling and validation of the French placement test at the University of Melbourne

U KNOCH, C Fraser, C Penry Williams

Report  |  2013

Submission to the Australian Health Practicioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) on the English language skills registration standard

U KNOCH, J Pill

Report  |  2013

The Rasch wars: The emergence of Rasch measurement in language testing

Tim McNamara, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2012  |  Language Testing

At the intersection of language assessment and academic advising: Communicating results of a large-scale diagnostic academic English writing assessment to student and other stakeholders

U Knoch

Journal article  |  2012  |  Papers in Language Testing and Assessment

Documenting the diversity of learner achievements in Asian Languages using common measures

C Elder, H Kim, U Knoch

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

While there have been a number of studies exploring the impact of time-on-task and language background on language achievement for..

Report on Feasibility study of introducing the Academic English Screening Test (AEST) at the University of Melbourne

U Knoch, CA Elder

Report  |  2012

Exploring writing demands in healthcare settings

S Macqueen, S Yahalom, H Kim, U Knoch

Report  |  2012

Investigating test-taker processes and task difficulty on an ESP reading test

KM Frost, H Kim, TJ Pill, C Fraser, U Knoch

Report  |  2012

Preparing the Academic English Screening Test (AEST) for computer delivery

U Knoch, SR O'Hagan, H Kim

Report  |  2012

Report on the Deakin post-entry language assessment: iDeal Screening

U Knoch

Report  |  2012

Diagnostic Writing Assessment: The Development and Validation of a Rating Scale

Alister Cumming

Book  |  2011  |  Modern Language Journal: devoted to research and discussion about the learning and teaching of foreign and second languages

Investigating the effectiveness of individualized feedback to rating behavior - a longitudinal study

Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2011  |  Language Testing

Rating scales for diagnostic assessment of writing: What should they look like and where should the criteria come from?

U Knoch

Journal article  |  2011  |  Assessing Writing

Raising the linguistic accuracy level of advanced L2 writers with written corrective feedback

John Bitchener, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Second Language Writing

The Contribution of Written Corrective Feedback to Language Development: A Ten Month Investigation

John Bitchener, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2010  |  Applied Linguistics

Validity and fairness implications of varying time conditions on a diagnostic test of academic English writing proficiency

Ute Knoch, Catherine Elder

Journal article  |  2010  |  System

Diagnostic Writing Assessment

Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2010

Clearing the air Applied linguistic perspectives on aviation communication

J Read, U Knoch

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

As a result of investigations showing that communication problems can be a significant contributing factor to major aviation accid..

The value of a focused approach to written corrective feedback

John Bitchener, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2009  |  ELT Journal

Diagnosing the Support Needs of Second Language Writers: Does the Time Allowance Matter?

Cathie Elder, Ute Knoch, Ronghui Zhang

Journal article  |  2009  |  TESOL Quarterly

The relative effectiveness of different types of direct written corrective feedback

John Bitchener, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2009  |  System

Diagnostic assessment of writing: A comparison of two rating scales

Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2009  |  LANGUAGE TESTING

Report on the development and trial of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST)

U KNOCH, C Elder

Report  |  2009

Collaborating with ESP Stakeholders in Rating Scale Validation: The Case of the ICAO Rating Scale

U KNOCH

Journal article  |  2009  |  SPAAN Fellows Working Papers

The value of written corrective feedback for migrant and international students

John Bitchener, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2008  |  Language Teaching Research

Review of T. Lumley's book Assessing second language writing: The rater's perspective

U KNOCH

Journal article  |  2008  |  Assessing Writing

The assessment of academic style in EAP writing: The case of the rating scale

U KNOCH

Journal article  |  2008  |  Papers in Language Testing and Assessment

Diagnostic writing ability: A rating scale for accuracy, fluency and complexity

U KNOCH

Journal article  |  2008  |  New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics

'Little coherence, considerable strain for reader': A comparison between two rating scales for the assessment of coherence

U Knoch

Journal article  |  2007  |  Assessing Writing

Re-training writing raters online: How does it compare with face-to-face training?

U Knoch, J Read, J von Randow

Journal article  |  2007  |  Assessing Writing

Review of Fulcher, G and Davidson, F (2007). Language testing and assessment. And advanced resource book. London: Routledge.

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2007  |  New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics

Evaluating rater responses to an online training program for L2 writing assessment

C Elder, G Barkhuizen, U Knoch, J von Randow

Journal article  |  2007  |  Language Testing

Changing attitudes in dangerous directions: Language attitudes of intermediate and secondary students

DS Starks, UK Knoch, GB Barkhuizen

Journal article  |  2007  |  New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics

Do empirically developed rating scales function differently to conventional rating scales for academic writing?

U KNOCH

Journal article  |  2007  |  Spaan Fellow Working Papers in Second or Foreign Language Assessment

Do empirically developed rating scales function differently to conventional rating scales for academic writing?

U Knoch

Report  |  2007

Language practices, preferences and policies: Contrasting views of Pakeha, Maori, Pasifika and Asian students

G Barkhuizen, U Knoch, D Starks

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development

Macro-Level Policy and M icro-Level Planning: Afrikaans-speaking Immigrants in New Zealand

GB Barkhuizen, UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2006  |  Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

Review of Norris, J.M. and Ortega, L. (Eds). Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2006  |  New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics

Macro-Level policy and Micro-Level planning

Gary Barkhuizen, Ute Knoch

Journal article  |  2006  |  Australian Review of Applied Linguistics

This article reports on a study which investigated the language lives of Afrikaans-speaking South African immigrants in New Zealan..

Review of Bonanno, H and Jones, J (1997). The MASUS Procedure. Measuring the Academic Skills of University Studies. A diagnostic Assessment

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2006  |  TESOLANZ Newsletter

Review of Norris, J.M. and Ortega, L. (Eds). Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2006  |  The Linguist List

Missing Afrikaans: 'Linguistic longing' among Afrikaans-speaking immigrants in New Zealand

GP Barkhuizen, U Knoch

Journal article  |  2005  |  Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Individual Feedback to Enhance Rater Training: Does It Work?

Cathie Elder, Ute Knoch, Gary Barkhuizen, Janet von Randow

Journal article  |  2005  |  Language Assessment Quarterly

Review of Bachman, LF (2004). Statistical analyses for language assessment. Cambridge: CUP

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2005  |  New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics

Review of Barnard, R and Glynn, R (Eds.)(2003). Bilingual Children's Language and Literacy Development. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2005  |  New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics

Review of Sampson, G & McCarthy, D (2004). Corpus Linguistics. Readings in a widening discipline.

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2005  |  The Linguist List

A New Look at Teaching Comparisons - A Corpus-Based Study

UK Knoch

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Language and Learning

The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

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