Open AccessA Review on Diagnostic Vocabulary Tests
Author(s) -
Chunxiu He
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-6052
pISSN - 1927-6044
DOI - 10.5430/ijhe.v8n3p126
Subject(s) - vocabulary , selection (genetic algorithm) , computer science , test (biology) , presentation (obstetrics) , natural language processing , focus (optics) , task (project management) , diagnostic test , artificial intelligence , linguistics , medicine , engineering , paleontology , emergency medicine , philosophy , physics , systems engineering , radiology , optics , biology
Given the practical significance of vocabulary testing in language teaching and the theoretical foundations of developing a vocabulary test, four well-established vocabulary tests are introduced for diagnostic purpose together with their corresponding validation studies, with a focus on the designed purpose, the selection of the items, the presentation of the task and the test response format.