Testing In 'Essays' Essay bank Back to 'Resources' Essays marked with a * received a distinction. Analysis of the IELTS Test, Toby Hinton SEMAC and Exact Scoring Correlations in Cloze Tests, Michael Flynn Designing a Reading Comprehension Test, Jane Rose The TOEIC: Reliability and Validity Within the Korean Context, H Douglas Sewell The Validity and Reliability of the Cambridge First Certificate in English, Deborah Grossman Testing the TOEIC: Practicality, Reliability and Validity in the Test of English for International Communication Andrew Lawson * The Test of English for International Communication: necessity, proficiency levels, test score utilisation and accuracy Paul Moritoshi An EFL Placement Test and Its Use in a Private High School Elsa Fernanda Gonzalez * High-stakes Testing Washback: Korean High School Teachers' Perspectives on the National English Ability Test George Whitehead (an adapted version of this essay was published in Asian EFL journal 2016 19/4)