4. Does One Size Fit All? Comparing Two Computer-Adaptive Algorithms for a Diagnostic Vocabulary Test

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Foreword xi
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. Part 1: Theorising and Testing Vocabulary
7. 2. Innovation in Measures of Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge 9
8. 3. Vocabulary Knowledge: Lexical Depth and Its Relationship with Out-of-Class Exposure 19
9. 4. Does One Size Fit All? Comparing Two Computer-Adaptive Algorithms for a Diagnostic Vocabulary Test 46
10. 5. The Effects of Item Exposure Control on English Vocabulary Size Estimates in Computerized-Adaptive Testing 63
11. Part 2: Formulaic Language
12. 6. Formulaic Sequences and Second Language Learning 85
13. 7. The Development of Academic Collocations in Children’s Writing 95
14. 8. Examining L2 Learners’ Confidence of Collocational Knowledge 117
15. 9. Predicting Parameters of Variation in the Use of Academic Multiword Expressions in University Student Writing 137
16. Part 3. Learning and Teaching L2 Vocabulary
17. 10. Vocabulary Learning and Teaching 164
18. 11. The Role of Visual Imagery in Semantic Clustering 171
19. 12. The Deliberate Learning of L2-L1 Word Lists: Effectiveness and Learners’ Perceptions 188
20. 13. A Student-Generated Vocabulary Syllabus in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Context 206
21. 14. Conclusion: Looking Back and Moving Forward in Vocabulary Studies 229
22. Afterword 240
23. Appendix. Final Vocabulary Test 243
24. Index 260