Franz Holzknecht, PhD
Category Persons
Advanced Researcher
- Telephone
- +41 44 317 11 34
- Phone (other)
- franz.holzknecht
- franz.holzknecht [at] hfh.ch
- Room
- 135
- Consultation Info
- by appointment
- Institute
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- Institut für Sprache und KommunikationTo the institute
Tätigkeit an der HfH
Profil
My interests are mainly in testing and assessment, particularly in test development, statistical analysis, listening assessment, writing assessment, sign language assessment, the application of the Common European Framework for language test development, and the use of new technologies for assessment research.
Ausbildung
- Ph.D. in Language Testing at Lancaster University
- M.A. in Language Testing at Lancaster University
- Mag. (double M.A. degree) in teaching English and Sports Science at the University of Innsbruck
Forschung zu
Test development
Response processes of language test takers
Assessing L2 listening and L2 writing
Automatic recognition and assessment of Swiss German Sign Language
Zeitschriftenartikel (peer-reviewed)
- (2023).Enabling text comprehensibility assessment for people with intellectual disabilities using a mobile application.Frontiers in Communication,8.
- (2023).Repeating the listening text: effects on listener performance, metacognitive strategy use, and anxiety.TESOL Quarterly,online first.
- (2023).The Use of Technology in Sign Language Testing: Results of a Pre-Pandemic Survey.Sign Language Studies,23(2),243–281.
- (2022).Comparing EMI university reading materials with students’ reading proficiency: Implications for admission testing.Journal of English-Medium Instruction,1(2),180–203.
- (2022).Epilogue to the special issue on the nature and measurement of second language listening.International Journal of Listening,36(2),171–173.
- (2021).The effect of response order on candidate viewing behaviour and item difficulty in a multiple-choice listening test.Language Testing,38(1),41–61.
- (2018).Comparing the outcomes of two different approaches to CEFR-based rating of students' writing performances across two European countries.Assessing Writing,37,57–67.
Bücher und Buchbeiträge
- (2022).Individual difference factors for second language listening.In S. Li, P. Hiver, & M. Papi (Hrsg.),The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and individual differences(S. 331–346).Routledge.
- (2022).Pre-operational testing.In G. Fulcher, & L. Harding (Hrsg.),The Routledge handbook of language testing(2nd edition, S. 415–429).Routledge.
- (2018).Delivering reform in a high stakes context: from content-based assessment to communicative and competence-based assessment.In G. Sigott (Hrsg.),Language testing in Austria: taking stock(S. 219–240).Peter Lang.
- (2018).Evaluating the effectiveness of a training program for double-raters.In G. Sigott (Hrsg.),Language testing in Austria: taking stock(S. 607–628).Peter Lang.
- (2018).Fostering language assessment literacy through teacher involvement in high-stakes test development.In D. Xerri, & P. Vella Briffa (Hrsg.),Teacher involvement in high stakes language testing(S. 173–194).Springer.
- (2018).Potentials and challenges of teacher involvement in rating scale design for high-stakes exams.In D. Xerri, & P. Vella Briffa (Hrsg.),Teacher involvement in high stakes language testing(S. 47–66).Springer.
- (2018).Reading strategies in the standardized Austrian matriculation examination (Matura) for English.In G. Sigott (Hrsg.),Language testing in Austria: taking stock(S. 563–584).Peter Lang.
Weitere Publikationen
- (2019).[Besprechung des Buches "Assessing L2 listening: Moving towards authenticity" von G. J. Ockey & E. Wagner].In Language Testing, 37(2), 305–308.
- (2018).Assessing writing at lower levels: Research findings, task development locally and internationally, and the opportunities presented by the extended CEFR descriptors (Nr. AR-G/2018/4).British Council.
- (2018).IELTS listening sub-test.In J. I. Liontas, M. DelliCarpini, & J. C. Riopel (Hrsg.),The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching(Article xx).Wiley.
- (2017).Looking into listening: Using eye-tracking to establish the cognitive validity of the Aptis Listening Test (Nr. AR-G/2017/3).British Council.
Konferenzbeiträge
- (2023).Assessing receptive skills development in deaf children who use Swiss German Sign Language as their primary language.In Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) (Hrsg.),Conference proceedings of the ALTE 8th International Conference "Fit for the digital age",83-86.
- Validation of an automated vocabulary assessment and feedback system for sign languages[Konferenzvortrag].44th Language Testing and Research Colloquium: Language Assessment for a Global, Digital, and More Equitable Era,New York City, USA.
- Web SMILE demo: a web application providing automated feedback on sign language vocabulary production[Konferenzvortrag].44th Language Testing and Research Colloquium: Language Assessment for a Global, Digital, and More Equitable Era,New York City, USA.
- Assessing receptive skills development in deaf children who use Swiss German Sign Language as their primary language[Konferenzvortrag].ALTE 8th International Conference: Language Assessment Fit for the Future,Madrid, Spanien.
- Aligning lexical concepts across languages and language-modalities to the CEFR[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing Research Colloquium,online.
- An analysis of answer changes to infer listening test takers' response processes[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing Forum 2021,online.
- Double play in listening assessment[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing Research Colloquium 2020,online.
Andere Referate/Vorträge (im Berufsfeld, Vorlesung an Hochschule etc.)
- Development of a fluency rating scale for Swiss German Sign Language.European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) SIG for SIGN Webinar,Online.
- Double play in Matura listening tasks: How valid is it?Vortrag im Ministerium für Bildung und Forschung,Wien, Österreich.
- Mock viva: Double play in listening assessment.Language Testing Research Group Meeting,Universität Lancaster, England.
- From 0 to 10 years and beyond: Accountability, consequences, and potential future validation agendas for the SRDP.Symposium "Reforming the Austrian Matura - 10 years on",Universität Innsbruck, Österreich.
- Listening once or twice: A pilot study.Language Testing Research Group Meeting,Universität Lancaster, England.
- The cognitive validity of repeating the input in listening assessment.Language Testing Research Group Meeting,Universität Lancaster, England.
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
- (2022, October 4).Sign language testing: UKALTA briefing paper 01/22[Online-Ressource].UK Association for Language Testing and Assessment (UKALTA).
- (2021, June 1).Studying listening test-takers’ response processes: challenges and opportunities[Online-Ressource].Universität Melbourne, Australien.
- (2020, July 7).Comparing ratings of writing performances with different rating scales across European countries. OASIS Summary of F. Holzknecht, A. Huhta & I. Lamprianou (2018) in Assessing Writing[Online-Ressource].OASIS Database.
- (2020, July 7).Testing listening with multiple choice tasks: Is the order of the answer options important?. OASIS Summary of F. Holzknecht et al. (2020) in Language Testing.[Online-Ressource].OASIS Database.