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MONOGRAPHS

 

1.        Brown, J. D. (1988). 1987 Manoa Writing Placement Examination: Technical Report #1. Honolulu, HI: Manoa Writing Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

2.        Brown, J. D. (1989). 1988 Manoa Writing Placement Examination: Technical Report #2. Honolulu, HI: Manoa Writing Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

3.        Sajna, C., & Brown, J. D. (1989). English for Hawai‘i State Essential Competencies (including a student workbook, answer key, and teacher's manual). Honolulu, HI: Hawai‘i State Department of Education.

4.        Brown, J. D. (1990). 1989 Manoa Writing Placement Examination: Technical Report #5. Honolulu, HI: Manoa Writing Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

5.        Brown, J. D. (1991). 1990 Manoa Writing Placement Examination: Technical Report #11.  Honolulu, HI: Manoa Writing Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

6.        Brown, J. D, Ramos, T., Cook, H. G., & Lockhart, C. (1991). Southeast Asian Languages Proficiency Examinations: Paper #33. Honolulu, HI: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (also available from ERIC: ED 365 152).

7.        Brown, J. D., Knowles, M., Murray, D., Neu, J., & Violand-Sanchez, E. (1992). The Place of Research within the TESOL Organization. Washington, DC: TESOL. 

8.        Brown, J. D. (avec contributions de LAIRDIL). (1995). Aspects of fluency and accuracy (conférence no 4). Toulouse, France: Laboratoire Inter-Universitaire de Recherche en Didactique des Langues [ISSN 1257-1520].

9.        Iwai, T., Kondo, K., Lim, D. S. J., Ray, G., Shimizu, H., & Brown, J. D. (1999). Japanese Language Needs Assessment 1998-1999 (NFLRC NetWork #13) [HTML document]. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.lll.hawaii.edu/nflrc/NetWorks/NW13/

10.     Brown, J. D. (2000). An Evaluation of the Basic-Education and Secondary English Language Curricula in Tunisia. Tunis, Tunisia: Ministry of Education (also available from The American Center, Tunis, Tunisia).

11.     Kondo-Brown, K., & Brown, J. D. (2000). The Japanese Placement Tests at the University of Hawai‘i: Applying item response theory (NFLRC NetWork #20) [HTML document]. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.LLL.hawaii.edu/nflrc/NetWorks/NW20/

12.     Brown, J. D., Hudson, T., & Kim, Y. (2001). Developing Korean language performance assessments. (NFLRC Research Note #27). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai‘i, Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center.

13.     Brown, J. D., Hudson, T. & Clark, M. (2004). Issues in placement survey. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i, National Foreign Language Resource Center. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: (NetWork#40) [HTML document] http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/NetWorks/NW40 or (NetWork#41) [PDF document] http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/NetWorks/NW41.pdf

 

PUBLISHED (*) AND INSTITUTIONAL TEST BATTERIES

 

1.        Brown, J. D. (1977-1978). English as a Second Language Placement Examination (including grammar, listening comprehension, dictation, reading comprehension, cloze procedure, and writing sample with test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes).  Los Angeles, CA: TESL Section English Department, University of California, Los Angeles.  

2.        Brown, J. D. (1978-1980). Marymount Palos Verdes College Placement Test (including listening comprehension, dictation, reading comprehension, cloze procedure, and writing sample with test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes).  Palos Verdes, CA: Department of ESL, Marymount Palos Verdes College.

3.        Sheeler, W. D., & Brown, J. D. (1980). Welcome to English Placement Tests (including listening comprehension and grammar subtests with user's manual, test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes). Los Angeles: ELS Publications.*

4.        Brown, J. D. (1980-1982). Guangzhou English Language Center Placement Examination (including listening comprehension, dictation, reading comprehension, cloze procedure, and writing sample with test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes).  Guangzhou, PRC: UCLA/China Exchange Program.

5.        Cornelius, E.T., & Brown, J. D. (1981). New English Course Placement Tests (including listening comprehension and grammar subtests with user's manual, test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes). Los Angeles: ELS Publications.*

6.        Sheeler, W.D., & Brown, J. D. (1981). Welcome to English Progress Quizzes (including items sampled from the points taught in the associated textbook series with user's manual, test booklets, and answer keys). Los Angeles: ELS Publications.*

7.        Cornelius, E.T., & Brown, J. D. (1982). New English Course Progress Quizzes (including items sampled from the points taught in the associated textbook series with user's manual, test booklets, and answer keys). Los Angeles: ELS Publications.*

8.        Brown, J. D. (1986-1991). English Language Institute Placement Test (including listening comprehension, dictation, reading comprehension, cloze procedure, writing sample, and proofreading subtests with test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes).  Honolulu: English Language Institute, ESL Department, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

9.        Brown, J. D., Ramos, T., Cook, H. G., & Lockhart, C. (1990). SEASSI Placement Examinations (including Listening, Cloze, Dictation and Interview tests in Indonesian, Khmer, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese with user's manual, test booklets, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes). Honolulu: Indo-Pacific Languages, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.*

10.     Brown, J. D. (1987-1991). Manoa Writing Placement Test (responsible for the statistical analysis and write up of results in four annual technical reports), Manoa Writing Program, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

11.     Brown, J. D. (1995). Sony Communicative Assessment of Language Examination (SCALE) (including Written and Listening tests in Written Forms I, II, III, & IV, and Listening Forms I, II, III, & IV, answer sheets, answer keys, and tapes). Tokyo: Sony Enterprises.*

12.     Brown, J. D. (1997). First Impact Achievement Test (Chapters 1-6); First Impact Achievement Test (Chapters 7-12); High Impact Achievement Test (Chapters 1-6); High Impact Achievement Test (Chapters 7-12); Impact Achievement Test Manual. London: Longman.*

13.     Brown, J. D. (1997). Impact Placement Test; Impact Placement Test Manual. London: Longman.*

 

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

 

1.        Brown, J. D. (1980). Relative merits of four methods for scoring cloze tests. Modern Language Journal, 64(3), 311-317.

2.        Brown, J. D., Chen Yongpei , & Wang Yinglong. (1984). An evaluation of native-speaker self-access reading materials in an EFL setting. RELC Journal, 15(2), 75-84.

3.        Brown, J. D., & Bailey, K. M. (1984). A categorical instrument for scoring second language writing skills. Language Learning, 34(4), 21-42.

4.        Brown, J. D., & Hilferty, A. (1986). Listening for reduced forms. TESOL Quarterly, 20(4), 759-763.

5.        Brown, J. D., & Hilferty, A. (1987). The effectiveness of teaching reduced forms for listening comprehension. RELC Journal, 17(2), 59-70.

6.        Brown, J. D. (1988). Tailored cloze: Improved with classical item analysis techniques. Language Testing, 5(1), 19-31. 

7.        Brown, J. D. (1988). Components of engineering‑English reading ability? System, 16(2), 193-200. [An earlier version appeared in 1986 University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 5(1), 19-36.].

8.        Brown, J. D. (1989). Improving ESL placement tests using two perspectives. TESOL Quarterly, 23(1) 65-83. [An earlier version appeared in 1988 University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 7(1), 239-260.]

9.        Brown, J. D. (1989). Cloze item difficulty. JALT Journal, 11(1), 46-67. [An earlier version appeared in 1988 University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 7(2), 24-39].

10.     Brown, J. D. (1990). Short-cut estimates of criterion-referenced test consistency. Language Testing, 7(1), 77-97. [An earlier version appeared in 1988 University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 8(1), 79-113.].

11.     Brown, J. D. (1990). Where do tests fit into language programs? JALT Journal, 12(1), 121-140.

12.     Brown, J. D. (1990). The use of multiple t-tests in language research. TESOL Quarterly, 24(4), 770-773.

13.     Brown, J. D. (1991). Performance of ESL students on a state minimal competency test. Issues in Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 31-47.

14.     Brown, J. D. (1991). Statistics as a foreign language: What to look for in reading statistical language studies--Part 1. TESOL Quarterly, 25(4), 569-586.

15.     Brown, J. D. (1991). Do English and ESL instructors rate writing samples differently?  TESOL Quarterly, 25(4), 587-603. [An earlier version appeared in 1989 under the title Rating writing samples: An interdepartmental perspective in University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 8(2), 119-141].

16.     Brown, J. D., Hilgers, T., & Marsella, J. (1991). Essay prompts and topics: Minimizing the effect of differences. Written Communication, 8(4), 532-555.

17.     Brown, J. D. (1992). Identifying ESL students at linguistic risk on a state minimal competency test. TESOL Quarterly, 26(1), 167-172.

18.     Brown, J. D. (1992). Classroom-centered language testing. TESOL Journal, 1(4), 12-15.

19.     Brown, J. D. (1992). Statistics as a foreign language--Part 2: More things to look for in reading statistical language studies. TESOL Quarterly, 26(4), 629-664.

20.     Brown, J. D. (1992). Technology and language education in the twenty-first century: Media, message, and method. Language Laboratory, 29, 1-22.

21.     Brown, J. D. (1993). What are the characteristics of natural cloze tests? Language Testing, 10(2), 93-116.

22.     Brown, J. D. (1995). Language program evaluation: Problems and solutions. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 15, 227-248. [An earlier version appeared in 1994 under the title Problems in language program evaluation in University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 13(1), 1-22].

23.     Brown, J. D., & Yamashita, S. O. (1995). English language entrance examinations at Japanese universities: What do we know about them? JALT Journal, 17(1), 7-30.

24.     Brown, J. D., & Yamashita, S. O. (1995). The authors respond to O'Sullivan's letter to JALT Journal: Out of criticism comes knowledge. JALT Journal, 17(2), 257-260.

25.     Brown, J. D. (1997). Computers in language testing: Present research and some future directions. Language Learning and Technology, 1(1), 44-59.

26.     Brown, J. D. (1997). Do tests washback on the language classroom? TESOLANZ Journal, 5, 63-80. [An earlier version appeared in 1997 under the title The washback effect of language tests in University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 16(1), 27-45.]

27.     Brown, J. D. (1998). An EFL readability index. JALT Journal, 20(2), 7-36.

28.     Brown, J. D., & Hudson, T. (1998). Alternatives in language assessment. TESOL Quarterly, 32(4), 653-675.

29.     Brown, J. D. (1998).  Language testing: Purposes, effects, options, and constraints. TESOLANZ Journal, 6, 13-30.

30.     Wolfe-Quintero, K., & Brown, J. D. (1998). Teacher portfolios. TESOL Journal, 7(6), 24-27.

31.     Brown, J. D. (1999). Relative importance of persons, items, subtests and languages to TOEFL test variance. Language Testing, 16(2), 216-237

32.     Brown, J. D. (1999). The roles and responsibilities of assessment in foreign language education. JLTA Journal, 2, 1-21.

33.     Brown, J. D., & Hudson, T. (1999). Comments on James D. Brown and Thom Hudson’s Alternatives in language assessment - The authors reply. TESOL Quarterly, 33(4), 734-735.

34.     Norris, J. M., Brown, J. D., Hudson, T. D., & Bonk, W. (2002). Examinee abilities and task difficulty in task-based second language performance assessment. Language Testing, 19(4), 396-418.

35.     Brown, J. D. (2004). What do we mean by bias, Englishes, Englishes in testing, and English language proficiency? World Englishes, 23(2), 317-319.

36.     Brown, J. D. (2004). Resources on quantitative/statistical research for applied linguistics. Second Language Research, 20(4), 408-429. 

37.     Brown, J. D. (2005). Publishing without perishing. Journal of the African Language Teachers Association, 6, 1-16.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

1.        Brown, J. D. (1983). An exploration of morpheme‑group interactions. In K.B. Bailey, M.H. Long and S. Peck (Eds.) Second Language Acquisition Studies (pp. 25-40). Rowley, MA: Newbury House.

2.        Brown, J. D. (1983). A closer look at cloze: Validity and reliability. In J.W. Oller, Jr. (Ed.) Issues in Language Testing Research (pp. 237-250). Rowley, MA: Newbury House (also available from ERIC: ED 227 695).

3.        Brown, J. D. (1984). A norm‑referenced engineering reading test. In A.K. Pugh and J.M. Ulijn (Eds.) Reading for Professional Purposes in Native and Foreign Languages (pp. 213-222). London: Heinemann Educational.

4.        Brown, J. D. (1989). Language program evaluation: A synthesis of existing possibilities. In K. Johnson (Ed.) The Second Language Curriculum (pp. 222-241). London: Cambridge University Press (also available from ERIC: ED 313 833).  [An earlier version appeared in 1987 in A. Wangsotorn, K. Prapphal, A. Maurice, & B. Kenny (Eds.)  Trends in Language Programme Evaluation. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press].

5.        Brown, J. D., Cook, H. G., Lockhart, C., & Ramos, T. (1991). Southeast Asian Languages Proficiency Examinations. In S. Anivan (Ed.) Current Developments in Language Testing (pp. 210-226). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (also available from ERIC: ED 365 144).

6.        Brown, J. D., & Pennington, M. C. (1991). Developing effective evaluation systems for language programs. In M.C. Pennington (Ed.) Building Better English Language Programs: Perspectives on Evaluation in ESL (pp. 3-18). Washington, DC: NAFSA.

7.        Pennington, M.C., & Brown, J. D. (1991). Excellence in language education: A function of curriculum process. In M.C. Pennington (Ed.) Building Better English Language Programs: Perspectives on Evaluation in ESL (pp. 57-74). Washington, DC: NAFSA. [An earlier version appeared in 1987 under the title Excellence in language programs: A function of curriculum process in University of Hawai‘i Working Papers in ESL, 6(1), 81-105.].

8.        Brown, J. D. (1993). A comprehensive criterion-referenced language testing project.  In D. Douglas and C. Chapelle (Eds.) A New Decade of Language Testing Research (pp. 163-184). Washington, DC: TESOL (also available from ERIC: ED 365 138).

9.        Brown, J. D. (1993). Practicing reading prediction. In R.R. Day (Ed.) New Ways in Teaching Reading (pp. 46-47). Washington, DC: TESOL.

10.     Brown, J. D. (1994). Interrupting to ask a question. In K.M. Bailey and L. Savage (Eds.) New Ways in Teaching Speaking (pp. 141-142). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

11.     Brown, J. D. (1995). Differences between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests? In J. D. Brown & S.O. Yamashita (Eds.). Language Testing in Japan (pp. 12-19). Tokyo: Japan Association for Language Teaching (also available from ERIC: ED 400 713).

12.     Brown, J. D. (1995). Developing norm-referenced language tests for program-level decision making. In J. D. Brown & S.O. Yamashita (Eds.). Language Testing in Japan (pp. 40-47). Tokyo: Japan Association for Language Teaching (also available from ERIC: ED 400 713).

13.     Brown, J. D., & Yamashita, S. O. (1995). Introduction to Language Testing in Japan. In J. D. Brown & S.O. Yamashita (Eds.) Language Testing in Japan (pp. 5-10). Tokyo: Japan Association for Language Teaching (also available from ERIC: ED 400 713).

14.     Brown, J. D., & Yamashita, S. O. (1995). English language entrance examinations at Japanese universities: 1993 and 1994. In J. D. Brown & S.O. Yamashita (Eds.) Language Testing in Japan (pp. 86-100). Tokyo: Japan Association for Language Teaching (also available from ERIC: ED 400 713).

15.     Brown, J. D., & Hilferty, A. G. (1995). Understanding reduced forms. In D. Nunan (Ed.) New Ways in Teaching Listening (pp. 124-127). Washington, DC: TESOL.

16.     Bailey, K. M., & Brown, J. D. (1996). Language testing courses: What are they? In A. Cumming & R. Berwick (Eds.) Validation in Language Testing (pp. 236-256). Clevedon, England: Multilingual Matters.

17.     Brown, J. D., & Ross, J. A. (1996). Decision dependability of item types, sections, tests, and the overall TOEFL test battery.  In M. Milanovic & N. Saville (Eds.), Performance Testing , Cognition and Assessment (pp.  231-265). Cambridge: Cambridge University (also available from ERIC: ED 366 172).

18.     Brown, J. D. (1996). Fluency is an issue in all skills. In G.M. Jacobs & B.R.S. Rajan (Eds.), Who is The Most Talkative of All? Stories for language teacher education (pp. 40-41). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

19.     Brown, J. D. (1996). No credit for teaching fluency. In G.M. Jacobs & B.R.S. Rajan (Eds.), Who is The Most Talkative of All? Stories for language teacher education (pp. 38-39). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

20.     Brown, J. D. (1996). Getting students to cooperate in communicative activities. In G.M. Jacobs & B.R.S. Rajan (Eds.), Who is The Most Talkative of All? Stories for language teacher education (pp. 24-25). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

21.     Brown, J. D. (1997). Designing surveys for language programs. In D. Nunan & D. Griffee (Eds.) Classroom Teachers and Classroom Research (pp. 55-70). Tokyo: Japan Association for Language Teaching (also available from ERIC: ED 415 700).

22.     Brown, J. D. (1997). Designing a language study. In D. Nunan & D. Griffee (Eds.) Classroom Teachers and Classroom Research (pp. 109-121). Tokyo: Japan Association for Language Teaching (also available from ERIC: ED 415 696).

23.     Brown, J. D. (1997). On reading statistical language studies (pp. 8-13). In N. Décuré (Ed.), Questions d’articles: L’article scientifique. Toulouse: LAIRDIL-IUT Université Toulouse III. 

24.     Brown, J. D., & Hilferty, A. G. (1998). Reduced-forms dictations. In J. D. Brown (Ed.) New Ways of Classroom Assessment. Washington, DC: TESOL.

25.     Brown, J. D., Robson, G., & Rosenkjar, P. (2001). Personality, motivation, anxiety, strategies, and language proficiency of Japanese students. In Z. Dörnyei & R. Schmidt (Eds.), Motivation and second language acquisition (pp. 361-398). Honolulu, HI: Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawai‘i Press.

26.     Brown, J. D., Cunha, M. I. A., & Frota, S. de F. N. (2001). The development and validation of a Portuguese version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnarie. In Z. Dörnyei & R. Schmidt (Eds.), Motivation and second language acquisition (pp. 257-280). Honolulu, HI: Second Language Teaching & Curriculum Center, University of Hawai‘i Press.

27.     Brown, J. D. (2001). Developing and revising criterion-referenced achievement tests for a textbook series. In T. Hudson & J. D. Brown (Eds.), A focus on language test development: Expanding the language proficiency construct across a variety of tests (pp. 205-228). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai‘i Press.

28.     Brown, J. D., Yamashiro, A. D., & Ogane, E. (2001). The emperor’s new cloze: Strategies for revising cloze tests. In T. Hudson & J. D. Brown (Eds.), A focus on language test development: Expanding the language proficiency construct across a variety of tests (pp. 143-161). Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai‘i Press.

29.     Brown, J. D. (2001). Six types of pragmatics tests in two different contexts. In K. Rose & G. Kasper (Eds.), Pragmatics in language teaching (pp. 301-325). Cambridge: Cambridge University.

30.     Brown, J. D. (2003). Creating a complete language-testing program. In C. A. Coombe & N. J. Hubley (Eds.), Assessment practices (pp. 9-23). Washington, DC: TESOL.

31.     Brown, J. D. (2003). Twenty-five years of cloze testing research: So what? In G. Poedjosoedarmo (Ed.), Anthology 45# -Teaching and Assessing Language Proficiency (pp. 79-111). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.

32.     Brown, J. D. (2004). Grade inflation, standardized tests, and the case for on-campus language testing. In D. Douglas (Ed.), English language testing in U.S. colleges and universities (2nd ed., completely new) (pp. 37-56). Washington, DC: NAFSA.

33.     Brown, J. D. (2004). Research methods for Applied Linguistics: Scope, characteristics, and standards. In A. Davies & C. Elder (Eds.), The handbook of applied linguistics (pp. 476-500). Oxford: Blackwell.

34.     Brown, J. D. (2005). Second language studies: Curriculum development. In K. Brown (Ed.), Elsevier Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed., completely new). Oxford: Elsevier.

35.     Brown, J. D. (2005). Language testing policy: Administrators’, teachers’, and students’ views. In S. H. Chan (Ed.), ELT concerns in assessment (pp. 1-25). Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Sasbadi.

36.     Brown, J. D. (2006). Teacher resources for teaching connected speech. In J. D. Brown & K. Kondo-Brown (Eds.), Perspectives on teaching connected speech to second language speakers. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

37.     Brown, J. D. & Kondo-Brown, K. (2006). Introducing connected speech. In J. D. Brown & K. Kondo-Brown (Eds.), Perspectives on teaching connected speech to second language speakers. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

38.     Brown, J. D. & Kondo-Brown, K. (2006). Testing reduced forms. In J. D. Brown & K. Kondo-Brown (Eds.), Perspectives on teaching connected speech to second language speakers. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press. 

39.     Brown, J. D. (In press). Education in modern Japan. The world and its peoples encyclopedia. London: Brown Reference Group.

40.     Kondo-Brown, K., & Brown, J. D. (In press). Introduction. In K. Kondo-Brown & J. D. Brown (Eds.), Teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean heritage students. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

41.     Brown, J. D. (forthcoming). Foreign and second language needs analysis.  In M. H. Long & C. J. Doughty (Eds.), Handbook of second language teaching. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

 

PAPERS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

 

1.        Brown, J. D. (1981). Newly placed versus continuing students: Comparing  proficiency. In J.C. Fisher, M.A. Clarke and J. Schachter (Eds.), On TESOL 1980 Building Bridges: Research and practice in teaching English as a second language. Selected papers from the 14th Annual TESOL Convention, San Francisco (pp. 111-117). Washington, DC: TESOL. 

2.        Brown, J. D. (1984). A cloze is a cloze is a cloze? In J. Handscombe, R. Orem, and B. Taylor (Eds.) On TESOL '83: The question of control. Selected papers from the 17th Annual TESOL Convention, Toronto (pp. 109-119). Washington, DC: TESOL (also available from ERIC: ED275145).