In:Research Methods in Vocabulary Studies
Philip Durrant, Anna Siyanova-Chanturia, Benjamin Kremmel and Suhad Sonbul
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 2] 2022
► pp. 165–190
Chapter 12Methods in researching vocabulary tests
Published online: 22 September 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.2.c12
https://doi.org/10.1075/rmal.2.c12
Article outline
- 1.Researching test scores
- 1.1Classical Test Theory (CTT)
- 1.2Item Response Theory (IRT)
- 1.3Further analyses
- 2.Researching test content and processes
- 3.Researching test use
- 4.Popular vocabulary tests and how they have been researched
- 4.1Measurements of breadth of vocabulary knowledge
- 4.1.1Yes/No Checklist tests
- 4.1.2Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT)
- 4.1.3Vocabulary Size Test (VST)
- 4.1.4Tests of productive vocabulary knowledge
- 4.2Measurements of depth of vocabulary knowledge
- 4.2.1Word Associates Format (WAF)
- 4.2.2Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS)
- 4.2.3Test of English Derivatives (TED)
- 4.2.4Collocation measures
- 4.2.5Test batteries assessing more than one aspect of word knowledge
- 4.1Measurements of breadth of vocabulary knowledge
- 5.Conclusion
