26.138, FYI: TOEFL Young Students Small Research Grants 2015

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Subject: 26.138, FYI: TOEFL Young Students Small Research Grants 2015

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Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:18:50
From: Yeonsuk Cho [ycho at ets.org]
Subject: TOEFL Young Students Small Research Grants 2015

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TOEFL® Young Students Research Program: Small Research Grants -  2015 Call for
Proposals

ETS is pleased to announce the Small Research Grants under the TOEFL® Young
Students Series.
Applications should be submitted via email to TOEFLYS at ets.org by March 13,
2015.
For further information, please visit
https://www.ets.org/toefl/grants/young_students_small_research_grants/ 

Purpose:
The Small Research Grants under the TOEFL® Young Students Series are intended
to support research related to the TOEFL Young Students assessments (i.e., the
TOEFL® Primary™ and TOEFL Junior® tests) as well as foundational research that
promotes high-quality language assessment related to young language learners
between ages 8 and 16. 

This year, priority will be given to proposals that address the topics
identified in the research agenda below. Particular preference will be given
to validation research on the TOEFL Primary and TOEFL Junior tests.

Please note that, for the current grant period, ETS is able to provide
researchers with a TOEFL Junior Standard test form and corresponding
item-level data including demographic information about test takers. However,
we are not yet able to provide similar test materials and data for the TOEFL
Primary test. Nevertheless, ETS welcomes grant applications from researchers
who plan to recruit participants and collect data locally in countries where
TOEFL Primary is administered.

Eligibility: 
Researchers around the world who hold a Ph.D. (or equivalent doctoral-level
research degree), have expertise in English language learning and assessment,
and who are affiliated with an academic institution or not-for-profit
organization.

Amount of grant: up to US $50,000

Research Topics:
1. Construct/Content relevance
a. Relationship between TOEFL Junior or TOEFL Primary test scores and young
language-learners' English communication skills outside of testing contexts
b. Effects of test takers' characteristics (e.g., age, cognitive capacity,
affective factors) on TOEFL Junior or TOEFL Primary test scores
c. Relationship between young language-learners' strategies and TOEFL Junior
or TOEFL Primary test scores

2. Test use and impact
a. Impact of the TOEFL Junior or TOEFL Primary tests on learning and teaching
b. Uses of TOEFL Junior or TOEFL Primary test scores (e.g., Can TOEFL Junior
scores be used to measure progress in English language learning over time for
program placement?)
c. User perceptions of the TOEFL Junior or TOEFL Primary tests

3. Foundational research topics
a. Theory of language development of young English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
learners
b. Domain analysis of communication skills of young EFL learners
c. English education and assessment policy for young EFL learners
d. Language development patterns of young EFL learners (including
meta-analyses and studies that analyze longitudinal data)
e. Innovations in learning or assessment of young EFL learners
f. The types of assessment or other evidence teachers use to inform the
teaching and learning of young EFL learners
g. Impact of large-scale standardized language assessments on young EFL
learners, teachers, parents and society
h. Cognitive and affective factors that influence language development in
young EFL learners

TOEFL Junior® Test Form and Dataset for Public Use:
A TOEFL Junior Standard test form and corresponding item-level data including
demographic information about test takers (age, gender, native language, etc.)
can be made available to grant recipients. 

Important Dates:
March 13, 2015 - Proposals due
May 15, 2015 - Response to proposals; selected authors invited to revise and
resubmit
July 10, 2015 - Revised proposals due
September 11, 2015 - Notifications sent to grant winners
January 1, 2016 - Work on funded research begins

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

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