Assessment from the ground up: Developing and validating a usage-based diagnostic assessment procedure in a graduate EAP context

This ‘Research into EAP Practice’ article aims to describe a process of developing a locally-relevant EAP diagnostic writing assessment that serves the needs and fits the constraints of a specific EAP program at a large private US university. In line with practices and recommendations from language testing research, the article captures the local context and motivation for the present action research project, specifies a number of supporting...