James E Purpura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3843633 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James E Purpura |
| GIVEN NAMES | James E |
| FAMILY NAME | Purpura |
| SIGNATURE | PURPURA J E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8642-104X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Assessment of the Linguistic Resources of Communication
The sociocultural, economic, and geopolitical forces in education, the workplace, and in our daily lives have significantly increased the linguistic competencies needed to function successfully in today's world. In this context, applied linguists need to assess language users' ability to use a range of linguistic resources for expressing propositions for a variety of purposes in written, spoken, and visual forms. Linguistic resources include the …
Improving the Validity of Quantitative Measures in Applied Linguistics Research1
In empirical applied linguistics research it is essential that the key variables are operationalized in a valid and reliable way, and that the scores are treated appropriately, allowing for a proper testing of the hypotheses under investigation. The current article addresses several theoretical and practical issues regarding the use of measurement instruments and scores. Starting from an elaborated treatment of validity and validation, it introdu…
Assessment of Grammar
While language educators have always acknowledged the importance of grammar in second language (L2) teaching and testing, the notion of what it means to “know” the grammar of an L2 has evolved in many ways.
Investigating the effects of strategy use and second language test performance with high- and low-ability test takers: A structural equation modelling approach
Implicit in the research on strategy use is the notion that high- and low-ability language learners utilize strategies differently and that these differences are related to differential performance; however, to date, no study has tested these assumptions statistically. This study uses structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine the relationships between strategy use and second language test performance (SLTP) with high- and low-ability test ta…
An Analysis of the Relationships Between Test Takers' Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Use and Second Language Test Performance
Considerable research on the relationships between learner strategy use and second language acquisition has provided descriptions and generated taxonomies; however, most of these studies have lacked a firm theory of cognition and none have used powerful statistical analyses. This study used sophisticated statistical methods to investigate the relationships between test takers' reported strategy use and performance on second language tests (SLTP).…
On Target (Levels 1 & 2)
An Analysis of the Relationships Between Test Takers' Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Use and Second Language Test Performance
Considerable research on the relationships between learner strategy use and second language acquisition has provided descriptions and generated taxonomies; however, most of these studies have lacked a firm theory of cognition and none have used powerful statistical analyses. This study used sophisticated statistical methods to investigate the relationships between test takers' reported strategy use and performance on second language tests (SLTP).…
Improving the Validity of Quantitative Measures in Applied Linguistics Research1
In empirical applied linguistics research it is essential that the key variables are operationalized in a valid and reliable way, and that the scores are treated appropriately, allowing for a proper testing of the hypotheses under investigation. The current article addresses several theoretical and practical issues regarding the use of measurement instruments and scores. Starting from an elaborated treatment of validity and validation, it introdu…
On Target (Levels 1 & 2)
An Analysis of the Relationships Between Test Takers' Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Use and Second Language Test Performance
Considerable research on the relationships between learner strategy use and second language acquisition has provided descriptions and generated taxonomies; however, most of these studies have lacked a firm theory of cognition and none have used powerful statistical analyses. This study used sophisticated statistical methods to investigate the relationships between test takers' reported strategy use and performance on second language tests (SLTP).…
Investigating the effects of strategy use and second language test performance with high- and low-ability test takers: A structural equation modelling approach
Implicit in the research on strategy use is the notion that high- and low-ability language learners utilize strategies differently and that these differences are related to differential performance; however, to date, no study has tested these assumptions statistically. This study uses structural equation modelling (SEM) to examine the relationships between strategy use and second language test performance (SLTP) with high- and low-ability test ta…
Assessment of Grammar
While language educators have always acknowledged the importance of grammar in second language (L2) teaching and testing, the notion of what it means to “know” the grammar of an L2 has evolved in many ways.
Improving the Validity of Quantitative Measures in Applied Linguistics Research1
In empirical applied linguistics research it is essential that the key variables are operationalized in a valid and reliable way, and that the scores are treated appropriately, allowing for a proper testing of the hypotheses under investigation. The current article addresses several theoretical and practical issues regarding the use of measurement instruments and scores. Starting from an elaborated treatment of validity and validation, it introdu…
Assessment of the Linguistic Resources of Communication
The sociocultural, economic, and geopolitical forces in education, the workplace, and in our daily lives have significantly increased the linguistic competencies needed to function successfully in today's world. In this context, applied linguists need to assess language users' ability to use a range of linguistic resources for expressing propositions for a variety of purposes in written, spoken, and visual forms. Linguistic resources include the …
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Grammar (3 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works)