Jason Fan

Teachers’ involvement in high-stakes language assessment reforms: The case of Test for English Majors (TEM) in China

Jason Fan, Kellie Frost, Baoquan Liu

Journal article  |  2020  |  Studies in Educational Evaluation

As important stakeholders in language assessment, teachers’ perceptions of language test design and implementation are key factors..

"Am I qualified to be a language tester?": Understanding the development of language assessment literacy across three stakeholder groups

Xun Yan, Jason Fan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Language Testing

Recent investigations into language assessment literacy (LAL) suggest that stakeholder groups might differ in interests, needs, an..

Exploring teachers' views on high-stakes language assessment reforms: The case of TEM8

Jason Fan, Baoquan Liu

Journal article  |  2020  |  Foreign Language World

In 2016, the Test for English Majors Grade 8 (hereafter TEM8) underwent the third major reform in its history. Adopting a mixed-me..

Report on the development, trialing and equating of a new version of the DELA/DELNA reading test

Jinsong Fan, Annemiek Huisman, Angela McKenna

Report  |  2020

Assessing Speaking Proficiency: A Narrative Review of Speaking Assessment Research Within the Argument-Based Validation Framework

Jason Fan, Xun Yan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Psychology

This paper provides a narrative review of empirical research on the assessment of speaking proficiency published in selected journ..

复旦大学英语水平考试的开发与效度研究 Development and Validation of the Fudan English Test

Jinsong Fan, Peiying Ji

Book  |  2020

Standards for language assessment: demystifying university-level English placement testing in China

Jason Fan, Yan Jin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Asia Pacific Journal of Education

复旦大学英语水平考试的开发与效度研究 Development and Validation of the Fudan English Test

Jinsong Fan, Peiying Ji

Book  |  2019

The Fudan English Test (FET) is a university-based English proficiency test developed by the Language Testing Centre, Fudan Univer..

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

Editorship  |  2019

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 ..

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 ..

Working towards professional standards: How do students and teachers view English language testing practice in China?

Jason Fan, Yan Jin

Book Chapter  |  2019

Design and validation of a computerised adaptive EFL test

J Fan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Language Testing

Rapid advances in computer technology and measurement science have made it possible to construct large-scale item banks that can b..

Assessing Chinese learners of English: language constructs, consequences and conundrums

Jinsong Jason Fan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice

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 ..

Applying Rasch measurement in language assessment: Unidimensionality and local independence

Jinsong Fan, Trevor Bond

Book Chapter  |  2019

In applying the Rasch model to language assessment data, it is important to note that unidimensionality and local independence are..

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..

Report on the Development, trialing and equating of a new version of the DELA/DELNA listening test (L10: Memory Myth)

J Fan, Michelle Czajkowski, Angela McKenna, Annemiek Huisman

Report  |  2018

Report on the development and trial of Version 2 of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST)

J Fan, Michelle Czajkowski, Angela McKenna, Annemiek Huisman

Report  |  2018

Report on the development and trial of Version 7 of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST)

J Fan, Michelle Czajkowski, Annemiek Huisman

Report  |  2018

Report on the development and trial of Version 6 of the Academic English Screening Test (AEST)

J Fan, Michelle Czajkowski, Annemiek Huisman

Report  |  2018

The development and validation of standards in language testing

J Fan

Book  |  2018

The book provides a detailed review and analysis of the language testing standards that have been developed and implemented in the..

"Assessment knowledge is important, but ...": How contextual and experiential factors mediate assessment practice and training needs of language teachers

Xun Yan, Cong Zhang, Jason Jinsong Fan

Journal article  |  2018  |  System

A Survey of English Language Testing Practices in China: Students’ and Teachers’ Perspectives

Jason Jinsong Fan

Book Chapter  |  2018

The application of structural equation modelling in foreign language research: A research synthesis perspective

J Fan, Wei Ren

Journal article  |  2017  |  Modern Foreign Languages

This study uses the SEM report specification and research synthesis method proposed by Ockey & Choi (2015) for 12 foreign language..

From Test Performance to Language Use: Using Self-Assessment to Validate a High-Stakes English Proficiency Test

Jinsong Fan, Xun Yan

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Despite the profusion of studies into the factor structure of language tests, limited research is currently available on the relat..

Using MFRM and SEM in the validation of analytic rating scales of an English speaking assessment

J Fan, Trevor Bond

Conference Proceedings  |  2016

More than half a century has passed since the Danish mathematician Georg Rasch (1901–1981) published his “Probabilistic Model for ..

The construct and predictive validity of a self-assessment scale

J Fan

Journal article  |  2016  |  Papers in Language Testing and Assessment (PLTA)

Guided by the theory of interpretive validity argument, this study investigated the plausibility and accuracy of five sets of warr..

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..

Listening difficulties of low-proficiency EFL learners: A comparison of teacher and learner perspectives

J Fan, Li Wang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Asian EFL Journal

Motivated by the dearth of studies investigating language learners’ listening difficulties in EFL context, this study examined and..

Chinese test takers' attitudes towards the Versant English Test: a mixed-methods approach

Jinsong Fan

Journal article  |  2014  |  Language Testing in Asia

This study investigated Chinese test takers' attitudes towards the Versant English Test (VET), an automated spoken English test de..

Test candidates’ attitudes and their test performance: The case of the Fudan English Test

J Fan, Peiying Ji

Journal article  |  2014  |  University of Sydney Papers in T E S O L

This study investigated test candidates’ attitudes to the Fudan English Test (FET), a university-based English proficiency test, a..

Washback of university-based English tests on students’ learning: A case study

J Fan, Peiying Ji, Xiaomei Song

Journal article  |  2014  |  The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Many universities in China have developed or are in the process of developing local English tests, claiming that such tests can br..

A survey of English language testing practices in China: The case of six examination boards

J Fan, Yan Jin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Language Testing in Asia

Test for English Majors (TEM) in China

Yan Jin, Jinsong Fan

Journal article  |  2011  |  Language Testing

Xiaofei Lu and Berlin Chen (eds): COMPUTATIONAL AND CORPUS APPROACHES TO CHINESE LANGUAGE LEARNING

Xuesong Gao, Jason Fan

Journal article  |  Applied Linguistics