In the field of Second Language Acquisition, listening is one of the least studied areas due to its reflective nature. Newly confirmed Doctor of Applied Linguistics from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Linlin Wang, Ph.D., spent her doctoral dissertation research studying listening as related to evaluating second-language proficiency. Simply put, Wang designed a research study to determine the impact that visual images or videos have on second-language listening exams. While Wang’s research included two other pieces: a qualitative analysis of how the student interacted with the visual and audio info, and a dive into how note-taking influenced scores, it was the first piece that utilized iTEP’s technology and exams. Based on positive feedback from other universities using iTEP, Wang contacted the testing company in 2019. Thanks to iTEP’s generosity and flexibility, Wang utilized iTEP’s listening exam to create a pre-test for all 190 Chinese students participating in her study. This iTEP evaluation allowed Wang to assess the test-takers’ English-language proficiency as an important variable in her quantitative analysis. The iTEP team adapted an existing test to meet Wang’s research needs, streamlining her pre-test functionality. At the end of the research, Wang determined that testers who received visuals received significantly higher scores on listening exams than those testing without visual cues.

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