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)
- (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.
- (2016).Evaluating the achievements and challenges in reforming a national language exam: The reform team’s perspective.Papers in Language Testing and Assessment,5(1),1–22.
Bücher und Buchbeiträge
- (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.
- (2018).The role of classroom teachers in standard setting and benchmarking.In D. Xerri, & P. Vella Briffa (Hrsg.),Teacher involvement in high stakes language testing(S. 11–29).Springer.
Weitere Publikationen
Konferenzbeiträge
- 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.
- Using automatic sign language recognition for sentence-level assessment of Swiss German Sign Language - SMILE-II[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing Research Colloquium 2020,online.
- Investigating the cognitive validity of a multilevel L2 writing assessment: A mixed-methods approach[Konferenzvortrag].17th EALTA conference,online.
- Using Common Standards to Explore the Match Between Reading Materials and Students’ Reading Ability in EMI Programmes[Konferenzvortrag].17th EALTA conference,online.
- Double play in listening assessment[Konferenzvortrag].American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference,online.
- Exploring learners’ cognitive processes during a writing test using eye-tracking, keystroke logging and stimulated recalls[Konferenzvortrag].American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference,online.
- Double play in listening assessment[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing Forum,online.
- Using eye-tracking in research on audio-only listening tests[Konferenzvortrag].New Directions 2020 Preconference Symposium on Eye-Tracking in Language Assessment,online.
- Assessing low-level writing: identifying the need for change[Poster].16th EALTA conference,Dublin, Irland.
- Double play in listening assessment: Towards increased authenticity[Konferenzvortrag].16th EALTA conference,Dublin, Irland.
- Language Assessment Literacy als Voraussetzung für die Nachhaltigkeit einer Prüfungsreform[Konferenzvortrag].4. Tagung der Fachdidaktik,Innsbruck, Österreich.
- Delivering reform in a high stakes context: from content-based assessment to communicative and competence-based assessment[Konferenzvortrag].Language testing in Austria: taking stock,Klagenfurt, Österreich.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a training program for double-raters[Konferenzvortrag].Language testing in Austria: taking stock,Klagenfurt, Österreich.
- Looking into Listening: Establishing the cognitive validity of the Aptis Listening Test[Konferenzvortrag].40th Language Testing Research Colloquium,Auckland, Neuseeland.
- Response order effects on candidate viewing behaviour and item difficulty in multiple-choice listening tests[Konferenzvortrag].15th EALTA conference,Bochum, Deutschland.
- A framework for innovation: Revising the Aptis Listening Test[Konferenzvortrag].The 3rd International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment and the 5th British Council New Directions in Language Assessment Conference,Shanghai, China.
- LehrerInnen als AufgabenerstellerInnen für nationale High-Stakes Tests: Auswirkungen auf Assessment literacy[Konferenzvortrag].27. DGFF Kongress (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fremdsprachenforschung),Jena, Deutschland.
- Enhancing language assessment literacy through teacher involvement in high-stakes test development[Konferenzvortrag].39th Language Testing Research Colloquium,Bogota, Kolumbien.
- Kognitive Prozesse von FremdsprachenlernerInnen während Hörverstehensaufgaben: Eine Eye-Tracking und Stimulated-Recall Untersuchung[Poster].10 Jahre ÖGSD (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Sprachendidaktik),Wien, Österreich.
- Fostering language assessment literacy through teacher involvement in high-stakes test development[Konferenzvortrag].Language Assessment Literacy Symposium 2016,Lancaster, England.
- The CEFR as construct across national contexts – Is your B2 my B2?[Konferenzvortrag].13th EALTA conference,Valencia, Spanien.
- The cognitive validity of repeating the input in listening assessment[Konferenzvortrag].12th EALTA conference,Kopenhagen, Dänemark.
- Exploring corpus analyses to inform writing assessment: A pilot study[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing Forum 2014,Southampton, England.
- Good practice in language assessment – Session I[Konferenzvortrag].Higher Education Teachers Conference,Brighton, England.
- Good practice in language assessment – Session II[Konferenzvortrag].Higher Education Teachers Conference,Brighton, England.
- Assessing functional competence in writing: A corpus based approach[Poster].11th EALTA conference,Coventry, England.
- Strengths and weaknesses of the CEFR in guiding test task design: What the can dos can do and what they can’t (yet)[Konferenzvortrag].Language Testing in Europe: Time for a New Framework?,Antwerpen, Belgien.
- Is rater training worth it?[Konferenzvortrag].IATEFL TEASIG Conference,Innsbruck, Österreich.
- A needs-analysis for Austrian English teachers in developing and assessing writing tests for the Matura[Konferenzvortrag].Sprachendidaktik: Der wissenschaftliche Nachwuchs im Dialog,Graz, Österreich.