Language testers have shown longstanding concern for ethics in the practice of testing and assessment, as evidenced by documents like the International Language Testing Associations Code of Ethics and volumes written on issues such as fairness and justice in testing. Recently, more attention has been drawn to issues of ethics in language testing research, ranging from conflicts of interest (Isbell & Kim, 2023) and the transparency and accessibility of research (Isbell & Kremmel, forthcoming; Winke, forthcoming). In this webinar, I will survey current topics of interest and discuss both actions taken and actions that should be taken to improve the ethical quality of research in language testing.
Daniel R. Isbell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he teaches courses and supervises MA and PhD students in language assessment. He serves on the the editorial boards of the journals Language Testing and TESOL Quarterly. His primary research interest is language assessment, and he has conducted research on diagnostic assessment, self-assessment, rater effects, repeated test taking and proficiency development, test equating, specific purposes language testing, and vocabulary in context. His interests also include instructed second language acquisition, ranging from L2 pronunciation to language learning apps. To learn more about Dr. Isbell and his research, read this recent interview with him in the current issue of Shiken
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Webinar ZOOM Link
Topic: Ethical Issues in Language Testing Research
Time: Jun 9, 2024 10:00 AM Osaka, Sapporo, Tokyo
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