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Piloted PET reading, writing and listening sections used to homogenize participants

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Description

The Preliminary English Test (PET) served as the homogenization test selecting intermediate learners. The administered sample covered reading (five parts), writing (three parts) and listening (four parts); the speaking section was omitted because a qualified examiner was not available without Cambridge supervision and the study's focus was reading comprehension. After piloting with 30 students, "three items out of the 65 total items were found to be malfunctioning and were excluded", leaving 62 items plus two writing tasks scored out of 75 marks.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Pilot administration with item analysis and reliability estimates before the main administration

Constraints

  • Speaking section not administered; only reading, writing and listening parts used

Target Learners

  • intermediate EFL learners at a private language institute

Learning Goals

  • homogenizing participants on overall language proficiency

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Asghar Salimi, Vahid Nowrozi Larsari. (2015). On the Comparative Impact of Self-assessment and Teacher-assessment on Iranian EFL Learners' Academic Motivation. Advances in Language and Literary Studies 6(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.6p.74
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type design
id pet-homogenization-test-reading-writing-listening
title Piloted PET reading, writing and listening sections used to homogenize participants
description The Preliminary English Test (PET) served as the homogenization test selecting intermediate learners.
status review
generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
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