9:00 am-12:00 noon Workshop in PLN-130 (Pollak Library North) :
Creating Specifications-Based Reading and Listening Passages by Nathan Carr
1:00-4:00 pm Workshop in PLN-130 (Pollak Library North) :
Creating Proficiency-Based Performance Tests by Catherine Baumann, Ahmet Dursun, Phuong Nguyen
5:30-8:00 pm Opening Reception at Titan Bowl and Billiards (basement of the Titan Student Union).
8:45-9:00 Welcome
9:00-10:00 Plenary (Pavilion B): Child-centered assessment: concepts, research and practice by Yuko Goto Butler
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Parallel sessions #1
Expanding Language Assessment Literacy Beyond Individual Competencies: Insights from a nation-wide study of Chilean EFL Teachers by Evelyn Diaz-Iturriaga (Pavilion B)
“Because I'm not even a teacher (yet!)”: A Case Study on Pre-Service Teachers' Language Assessment Literacy Trajectory by GoMee Park, Antonio Alejandro Perez Belda, Frank Giraldo (Titan Theater)
Attentional bias in integrated writing assessment: A mixed-methods investigation of raters’ attention to multiple prompts and responses in a local language test by Matthew Wamboldt, Chiho Young-Johnson, Dylan Burton (Alvarado)
11:00-11:30 Parallel sessions #2
Applying scenario-based assessment to high-stakes language testing by Rurik Tywoniw (Pavilion B)
Revisions to the ILTA Code of Ethics: Implications for current practice by Margaret Malone, Bart Deygers (Titan Theater)
Comparability of Computer-Based and Print-Based Testing Modalities of a Scripted Oral English Language Proficiency Assessment by Yage Leah Guo, Reshmi Kumpakha, Elyssa Sun, Anna Zilberberg (Alvarado)
11:30-12:00 Parallel sessions #3
Digging into ACTFL Diagnostic Grids to Inform Curriculum: Insights from Aggregated Data by Troy Cox (Pavilion B)
Comparing the Performance of Three Popular Large Language Models and Human Raters in Essay Scoring: Can Grading Load Be Mitigated? by Reza Neiriz (Titan Theater)
Judging a Book by Its Cover: Investigating the Influence of Test Takers' Physical Attractiveness in Synchronous Oral Communication Assessment by Fatimah Aseeri (Alvarado)
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:30 Posters (Pavilion A)
Developing an ASL test: DEI, validity, reliability, and practicality by Caroline Favero, Camelot Marshall, Margaret Malone, Vanessa Verdin-Padilla, Abbie Finnegan, Reuben Vyn, Hannah Lukow
Developing a multi-stage placement test: process and challenges by Amber Vanderwoude, Liubou Shefarevich
EAP in China: Connecting Instruction and Assessment through Teacher Professional Development by Meg Montee, Elyssa Sun, Jenna Bushton
Investigating Washback of the Duolingo English Test: A Focus on Test Preparation Activities by Ann Choe, Dan Holden, Daniel Richard Isbell, Ces Jocson, Ayano Kawasaki, Jieun Kim, Yoonseo Kim, Sohyeon Lee, Maggie McGehee, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Leeseul Park, Alex Tang
Using Cognitive Science to investigate the Influence of Working Memory on High-stakes English Language test task performance by Ellen Barrow, Rose Clesham
Examining Italian learners’ situated language proficiency and topical learning through a scenario-based assessment. The Italian SBA by Sabrina Machetti, Giulia Peri
From Peer Assisted Learning to Peer Assessment: A Case Study In Oman by Majid Shateri
Automatic detection of sensitive content in essays: A transformer approach by Reza Neiriz
2:30-3:30 Featured Panel (Pavilion B) : Defending Assessment Security in the Age of Generative AI by Ahmet Dursun, Reza Neiriz, Brent Green & Nicholas Swinehart
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-4:30 Parallel sessions #4
Validating the Speaking and Writing Sections of PTE Academic: Performance and Perceptions of International Students in Freshman Writing Courses by Hyung-Jo Yoon, Daniel R. Isbell, Tamara Comegys (Pavilion B)
Toward achieving rater proficiency with conversation analysis by F. Scott Walters (Titan Theater)
Test takers’ Perceptions of the Inclusion of Different English Accent Varieties in the IELTS Listening Tests by Vito Miao, Okim Kang, Kevin Hirschi, Hyunkee Ahn (Alvarado)
4:30-5:00 Parallel sessions #5
Assessing Second Language Academic Speaking Ability and its Cognitive Dimension: A Scenario-Based Assessment Approach by Yuna Patricia Seong ((Pavilion B)
ChatGPT as a Potential Learning and Assessment Tool for L2 Oral Fluency by Yuna Bae (Titan Theater)
Unpacking Young Learners’ English Proficiency Gains: The Role of Context and Background Variables by Mohammadreza Dalman, Maria Nelly Gutierrez Arvizu, Okim Kang (Alvarado)
5:00-5:30 Parallel sessions #6
Examining the Validity of Avant’s STAMP-4S as a Placement Test in Foreign Language Programs: Utilization and Consequences by Qi Qi (Pavilion B)
Making it Real: Assessing complex speaking skills using AI and human judgement. by Rose Clesham, Ellen Barrow (Titan Theater)
8:45-9:00 Welcome
9:00-10:00 Plenary (Pavilion B): Fairness, humanism, and ethics in oral communication assessment using generative AI by Gary Ockey & Carol Chapelle
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Parallel sessions #7
Investigating Situated Specific Purpose Language Ability of Science in a Scenario-based Language Assessment by Soo Hyoung Joo (Pavilion B)
Rater Perceptions of AI Agents in a VR-Based Language Test by Sebnem Kurt, Hwee Jean Lim, In Young Na, Qi Qi, Widya Kusumaningrum (Titan Theater)
Exploring second language learners' interactional competence in written communication by Saerhim Oh, Ha Ram Kim (Alvarado)
11:00-11:30 Parallel sessions #8
L2 Learners’ Generative AI Prompt Literacy and Self-Assessment In L2 Academic Writing by Jianling Liao (Pavilion B)
ESL Students’ activities, challenges, and needs for University Academic Listening: A TLU Domain Analysis study by Erika Latham (Titan Theater)
11:30-12:00 Parallel sessions #9
The language proficiency of migrant health professionals: Needs, training and assessment by Shahrzad Saif (Pavilion B)
Developing a GPT-powered Dynamic Pragmatics Assessment Using the expanded-Evidence Centered Design by Gi Jung Kim (Titan Theater)
Effect of equivalent versus different pronunciation ability examinee pairings on scores in a paired discussion task by Liberato Silva dos Santos (Alvarado)
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:30 WIPs I (Pavilion A)
L2 listening recall tasks: An investigation of the effects of response language on listeners’ performance and cognitive processes by Phuong Nguyen, Ahmet Dursun
Enhancing Differentiated Instruction with ChatGPT: Transforming Assessment and Instruction for Korean Language Learners by JaeYoon Park
Integrating learning and assessment: Development of the Academic Language Socialization Self-Assessment Tool (ALS-SAT) by Heike Neumann, Saskia Van Viegen, Sandra Zappa-Hollman, Florent Michelot, Sébastien Béland
Communication-Track: A tool to engage parents of multilingual children with complex communication needs by Delis Cuellar
2:30-3:30 Plenary (Pavilion B): Assessing language proficiency around the world by Antony Kunnan & Cecilia Guanfang Zhao
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-4:30 Parallel sessions #10
Towards a Comprehensive Korean Vocabulary Profile: A CEFR-aligned Approach by Jieun Kim, Yoonseo Kim (Pavilion B)
Item Repositioning Effects in a High Stakes Multistage Computerized Adaptive English Language Assessment by Shu Jing Yen, Yage Leah Guo, Aubrey Sahouria (Titan Theater)
Comparing Rating Designs for Speaking Assessment: Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability by Nana Suzumura-Smith (Alvarado)
4:30-5:00 Parallel sessions #11
Integrating Discourse Synthesis Strategy Instruction into EFL Writing Assessment for Learning by Soyoung Lim (Pavilion B)
Integrating Critical Thinking into Speaking Assessment: A Criterion-Referenced Approach for EvaluatingOral Communication Skills of University-Level International Students by Ali Ebrahimpourlighvani (Titan Theater)
Investigating the relationship between intellectual humility and interactional competence by Sonca Vo (Alvarado)
5:00-5:30 Parallel sessions #12
The Validity of Self-Assessment Instrument in Second Language and Foreign Language Testing: An updated meta-analysis by Hadeel Arqbi (Pavilion B)
An automatically-managed adaptive interactive speaking assessment by Yigal Attali, Kai-Ling Lo, Andrew Runge, Yena Park, Jacqueline Church, Geoffrey T. LaFlair (Titan Theater)
Investigating Convergent Validity Evidence of an English Literacy Test by Yage Leah Guo, Reshmi Kumpakha, Rachel Myers, Anna Zilberberg (Alvarado)
8:45-9:00 Welcome
9:00-10:00 Plenary (Pavilion B): Validity Evidence to Support the Use of a Collaborative Problem-Solving Scenario to Measure Situated Foreign Language Proficiency: A Case Study by James Purpura
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 Parallel sessions #13
An initial investigation of the internal consistency reliability of language learning progressions by Preston Botter, Eve Ryan, Alison Bailey (Pavilion B)
Exploring the Relationship Between Cognitive Fluency in L2 Productive and Receptive Collocation Knowledge and Utterance Fluency by Jinman Fu (Titan Theater)
11:00-12:00 Technology Demonstrations (Pavilion A)
Online Diagnostic Assessment: A Learning-oriented Approach to Language Proficiency Assessment by Jee Eun Gaetz, Sun-Kwang Bae
Digging Into Proficiency: A Demonstration of the Proficiency Diagnostic Insights Grid (DIG) Tool by Troy Cox
Developing VR Prototypes with AI Agents to Assess Interactional Competence by Sebnem Kurt
Eliciting oral language: Interpersonal listening and speaking tasks for primary through secondary learners by Camelot Marshall, Reuben Vyn, Margaret Malone
12:00-1:30 Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:30 WIPs II (Pavilion A)
SDS as an Assessment Tool for Oral Proficiency in Indonesian and Burmese: Work in Progress by Rahmi Hartati Aoyama, Maw Maw Tun
Business English Writing Test: A validation study on the utilization inference by Duong Nguyen
Domain Definition Inference for an Integrated TEACH Test by Widya Ratna Kusumaningrum
Do We Need Dictation in the Writing Test? A Pilot Study Using a Mixed-Method Approach to Investigate Inter-Rater Reliability in the Korean Language Placement Test by Taewoong Kim, Heayoung Chun
2:30-3:30 Featured Panel (Pavilion B): Introductory Testing Course Syllabus Exchange by Troy Cox
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-4:30 Parallel sessions #14
GenAI in Assessing Interactional Competence: Examining Differences Between Human-Human and Human-AI Interactions by Inyoung Na (Pavilion B)
Examining Alternate-Form Reliability in Adult ESL Literacy Assessments: A Case Study by Yage Leah Guo, Aubrey Sahouria, Leslie Fink (Titan Theater)
4:00-5:00 Awards and Closing (Pavilion B)