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• An investigation of integrative and independent listening test tasks in a computerised academic English test. In Computer Assisted Language Learning, Volume 30, 2017 – Issue 8, Wei, W. & Zheng, Y., 2017
• Investigating the construct measured by banked gap-fill items: Evidence from eye-tracking. In Language Testing 35(I), pp. 51-73, McCray, G. & Brunfaut, T., 2016
• Relationships among metacognitive skills, listening, and academic reading in English as a foreign language. In Linguistic Research, Volume 33(Special Edition), 1-27, Pae, H., Sevcikb, R. A., Greenbergb, D. & Kim, S., 2016
• Back to basics: how measures of lexical diversity can help discriminate between CEFR levels. In Applied Linguistics, Treffers-Daller, J., Parslow, P. & Williams, S., 2016
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• Diagnosing the development of writing ability, Hutha, A., 2014
• Effects of Skill Integration on Language Assessment: A Comparative Study of Pearson Test of English Academic and Internet-Based College English Test Band-6, Yan, J. & Xiaoyi, Z., 2014
• Can integrated skills tasks change students’ use of learning strategies and materials? A case study using PTE Academic integrated skills items, Wei, W., 2013
• An Investigation into the Writing Construct(s) Measured in Pearson Test of English Academic. In Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 108-125, Zheng, Y. & Mohammadi, S., 2013
• A model for receptive and expressive modalities in adult English learners’ academic L2 Skills, Pae, H., 2012
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• The Pearson International Corpus of Academic English (PICAE), Ackermann, K., De Jong, J.H.A.L., Kilgarriff, A. & Tugwell, D., 2010

• A Comparative Study of Chinese Test takers’ Writing Performance in Integrated and Discrete Tasks: Scores and Recurrent Word Combinations in PTE Academic. In Hamp L. & Jin Y. (Eds), Assessing the English Writing by Chinese Learners of English (pp.29-47). Springer, Chen, Y. & Zheng, Y., 2022
• PTE Academic research summary of shortened test form, Clesham, R., 2021
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• Standardizing rater performance: Empirical support for regulating language proficiency test scoring, Ackermann, K. & Kennedy, L., 2010

• A Comparative Study of Chinese Test takers’ Writing Performance in Integrated and Discrete Tasks: Scores and Recurrent Word Combinations in PTE Academic. In Hamp L. & Jin Y. (Eds), Assessing the English Writing by Chinese Learners of English (pp.29-47). Springer, Chen, Y. & Zheng, Y., 2022
• PTE Academic research summary of shortened test form, Clesham, R., 2021
• Examining sources of variability in repeaters’ L2 writing scores: The case of the PTE Academic writing section. In Language Testing, January 2018, Barkaoui, K., 2018
• Standardizing rater performance: Empirical support for regulating language proficiency test scoring, Ackermann, K. & Kennedy, L., 2010

• Validating the Speaking and Writing Sections of PTE Academic, Yoon, H. & Isbell, D., 2025
• How well does the PTE Academic test measure communication ability?, Ulicheva, A., Ishaque, S., Clesham, R., 2024
• Influence of working memory on PTE Academic task performance, Ulicheva, A., Ishaque, S., Clesham, R., 2024
• Examining the Domain Relevance of PTE Academic for Australian Professional Bodies, Clesham, R., Hughes, S., Miller, L., 2023
• Computer-based tests and machine marking: candidates' perceptions and beliefs about the test taking experience, Richardson, M., Leaton Gray, S., Popov, J., Maddox, B., 2023
• Investigating the Parameters Accounting for Language Proficiency: the case of an English language test used for Academic purposes, Tsagari, D., & Demetriou, T., 2022
• Examining the relevance of the Pearson PTE Academic test tasks for professional nursing registration – a stakeholder perceptions study, Knoch, U. and Pitman, A., 2019
• Stakeholder perceptions of the use of PTE Academic for the purpose of skilled migrant selection in the accounting profession in Australia, Frost, K., Fan, J., Blain, H., McNamara, T., 2018
• The PTE Academic and ‘Outer Circle’ Students: their Proficiency in, and Ownership of English and their Academic Performance at UK Universities, Wilson, R., 2016
• Michigan State University, USA: Using Multidimensional Item Response Theory (MIRT) to Link Multiple Test Forms and Report Subscores for Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A), Xu, J., & Reckase, M., 2016
• Using PTE Academic to predict achievement and measure proficiency gains in an intensive EAP foundation programme, Durrant, P., Walker, C. & Michel, R., 2015
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• The Relationship Between Receptive and Expressive Subskills of Academic L2 Proficiency in Nonnative Speakers of English: A Multigroup Approach. In Reading Psychology (2014), Pae, H. & Greenbergb, D., 2014
• Forced Choice or Free Choice?: The Role of Question Formats in Predicting Speaking and Writing Skills of Nonnative Speakers of English. In Educational Assessment, Volume 19, 2014 – Issue 2, Pae, H., 2014
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• Applying EALTA Guidelines – A practical case study on Pearson Test of English Academic, De Jong, J.H.A.L. & Zheng, Y., 2011
• Once or twice? – A critical review of current literature on the question how many times the audio recording should be played in listening comprehension testing items, Jones, G., 2011

• Establishing score concordance between the enhanced PTE Academic and IELTS Academic - Background: Construct Comparison, Chan, S. & Jones, J., 2025
• Pearson English International Certificate: Establishing Comparable Standards Across Test Modes, Clesham, R. & Miller, L., 2022
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• A Standard Setting Study to Establish Concordance between the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE A) and the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), Jones, G & De Jong, J.H.A.L, 2017
• Setting university language proficiency entry requirements on the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) in relation to performance categories on the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment, Fox, J. & Fraser, W., 2014
• Aligning PTE Academic test scores to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, Pearson, 2010

• How do test takers prepare for computerized speaking tests? A comparative study of the PTE Academic and the CET-SET. Language Testing Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Fan, J., Jin, Y., Kong, X., Zhang, X., 2021
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• Examining Chinese test-takers’ PTE Academic test preparation: practices, effects, and perceptions, Ma, J., 2017

Aligning PTE Academic test scores to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, Reckase, M. & Jing-Ru, X., 2014

• Using Product Data to Investigate the Internal Structure and Measurement Invariance of Pearson Test of English Core (PTE Core) Reading Items, Boz, E.S., Akbaş, D., 2025
• An investigation of mother tongue differential item functioning in a high-stakes computerized academic reading test, Computer Assisted Language Learning, 35:3, 412-436, Zhu, X., Aryadoust, V., 2022
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• Pearson Test of English Academic: Automated Scoring Whitepaper, Pearson, 2018
• Test Integrity: Ensuring trust by integrating human judgment and AI systems, Clesham, R. & Hughes, S, 2024