| Name |
Title |
Affiliation |
Project title |
Zahra Al-Lawati
|
PhD candidate |
Lancaster University, UK
Supervisor: Tineke Brunfaut |
Investigating the characteristics of language test specifications and item writer guidelines, and their effect on item development |
Brunfaut Revesz
and
Andrea Tineke
|
PhD
and
PhD |
Lancaster University, UK |
Tasks, proficiency, and assessing L2 listening comprehension |
Sathena Hiu Chong Chan
|
MA |
University of Essex, UK |
An investigation into the composing processes in writing-only and reading-to-write test tasks: computer-assisted analysis and stimulated recall
 Demonstrating Cognitive Validity and Face Validity of PTE Academic Writing Items |
Hans Rutger Bosker
|
PhD candidate |
Utrecht University, Netherlands
Supervisor: Nivja de Jong |
Second language oral fluency: production and perception |
Ari Huhta
and
Tuija Hirvela Lu |
PhD
and
PhD |
The University of Jyväskylä, Finland |
Diagnosing the development of writing ability |
| Lucy Lu |
PhD candidate |
Wollongong University, Australia
Supervisor: Jim Tognolini |
Explore Validity Evidence on Automatic Essay Scoring Systems from the perspective of rating process |
| Gareth McCray |
PhD candidate |
Lancaster University, UK
Supervisor: Charles Alderson |
Quantitative modelling of difficulty in reading test items in PTE Academic |
| Kieran O'Loughlin |
PhD |
University of Melbourne, Australia |
Investigating frequency and range of academic vocabulary use in written test tasks and responses |
| Hye Pae |
PhD |
University of Cincinnati, USA |
Construct Validity of Pearson Test of English Academic: A Multitrait-Multimethod Approach
Differential Item Functioning and Unidimensionality in the PTE Academic |
| Rebecca Present-Thomas |
PhD candidate |
Amsterdam VU University, Netherlands
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. John de Jong |
Linguistic parameters of writing performance at higher CEF levels |
| Zhan Shu |
PhD |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA |
Test Cheating Detection Model |
| Nathaniel Owen |
MA candidate |
University of Leicester |
Suitability of PTE Academic as an exit test for pre-sessional EAP course – a comparative Analysis |
| Wei Wei |
PhD |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Vietnam |
Washback effect on language learning strategies: A case study using PTE Academic speaking items |
| Stuart Perrin |
PhD |
Queen Mary College, University of London, UK |
Suitability of PTE Academic as an exit test for pre-sessional courses and/or foundation programme |
| Mehdi Riazi |
Prof |
Macquarie University, NSW, Australia |
Investigating the Scalability and Criterion-related (Concurrent and Predictive) Validity of PTE-Academic |
Janna Fox
and
Wendy Fraser |
Prof
and
Prof |
Carleton University, Canada |
Standard Setting: Relating the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment to the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic in the context of admission to tertiary study in Canada |
| Yin Jan |
Prof |
Shanghai Jiaotong University, China |
Effects of Skill Integration on Language Assessment: A Comparative Study of PTE Academic and IB CET-6 |
| Gareth McCray |
PhD candidate |
Lancaster University, UK |
Quantitative modelling of difficulty in reading test items in PTE Academic |
| Youn Seon Lim |
PhD student |
University of Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
Supervisor: Dr. Jeffery A. Douglas |
Empirically-Based Methods to Develop and Evaluate Attributes in Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment |