A review of four studies on measuring vocabulary knowledge

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2014-12-31
Issue: Volume 3 Issue 2 (2014)
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  • Akiyo Hirai University of Tsukuba, Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v03.2.hirai

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to review each of the following four vocabulary studies: (1) Estimations of Japanese University Learners’ English Vocabulary Sizes Using the Vocabulary Size Test (VST), by Stuart McLean, Nicholas Hogg, and Brandon Kramer, (2) Local Item Dependence on the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) Revisited, by Tadamitsu Kamimoto, (3) Test Taking and DK Use on the VST, by Dawn Lucovich, (4) Estimating Learners’ Vocabulary Size under Item Response Theory (IRT), by Aaron Gibson.

Keywords: ‘‘I don’t know’’ (DK), item response theory (IRT), Local Item Dependence, Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT), Vocabulary Size Test (VST)

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Hirai, A. (2014). A review of four studies on measuring vocabulary knowledge. Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 3(2), 85–92. https://doi.org/10.7820/vli.v03.2.hirai