A Note on the Sphericity Test

the relationship between eq, iq and test format: a study on test fairness

the major aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between iq, eq and test format in the light of test fairness considerations. this study took this relationship into account to see if people with different eq and iq performed differently on different test formats. to this end, 90 advanced learners of english form college of ferdowsi university of mashhad were chosen. they were ask...

On the sphericity test with large-dimensional observations

The Effect of Item Modality and Note-taking on EFL Learners’ Performance on a Listening Test

The pivotal role of listening comprehension in second/foreign language learning requires that researchers conduct studies which investigate factors that affect test takers’ performances. The present study was set out to examine whether item modality (i.e., written vs. oral items) affects listening comprehension test performance. In addition, it investigated whether allowing test takers to take ...

A note on the Gamma Test analysis

In a smooth input/output process y = f(x), if the input data x ∈ R is noise free and only the output data y is corrupted by noise, then a near optimal smooth model ĝ will be a close approximation to f . However, as previously observed, for example in [Kantz and Schreiber, 2004], if the input data is also corrupted by noise then this is no longer the case. With noise on the inputs, the best pred...

constructing a test to predict the translation performance of english translation ma graduates on legal correspondence and deeds as a profession

regarding the ever evolving and improving world on different aspects of knowledge, the need to a worldwide communication would emerge stronger than ever before which calls for special attention on the judgments and best choices for intermediating between the nations. as the language skills for translation are tested separately from translation skills themselves, to assess translation skills pro...