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https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-cognitive-processes-of-taking-ielts-academic-writing-task-1
IELTS | Research report - The cognitive processes of taking IELTS…
Jun 26, 2025 - An investigation of the cognitive processes of candidates taking IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 (AWT1) with different graphic prompts at two time points.
ielts research reportcognitive processestaking
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-relationship-between-the-academic-reading-construct-as-measured-by-ielts-and-the-reading-experiences-of-students-in-their-first-year-of-study-at-a-british-university
IELTS | Research report - The relationship between the academic…
Jun 26, 2025 - This paper investigates the academic reading activities and problems encountered by first year students at a British university.
ielts research reportrelationship
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/a-study-of-response-validity-of-the-ielts-writing-module
IELTS | Research report - A study of response validity of the IELTS…
Jul 4, 2025 - The general purpose of the study was to identify factors in the assessment context which may influence candidates' achievement on the writing test.
ielts research reportstudyresponsevalidity
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-of-the-lexical-dimension-of-the-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - An investigation of the lexical dimension…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study investigates vocabulary use by candidates in the IELTS Speaking Test by measuring lexical output, variation and sophistication, as well as the…
ielts research reportinvestigationlexical
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/survey-of-receiving-institutions-use-and-attitude-to-ielts
IELTS | Research report - Survey of Receiving Institutions' Use and…
Jul 4, 2025 - This research project was conceived and designed to investigate some major issues relating to tertiary level English language testing generally and…
ielts research reportsurveyreceivinginstitutionsuse
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-impact-study-of-two-ielts-user-groups-candidates-who-sit-the-test-for-immigration-purposes-and-candidates-who-sit-the-test-for-secondary-education-purposes
IELTS | Research report - An impact study of two IELTS user groups:…
Jul 4, 2025 - With the increase in candidature of both user groups, there is an increasing need to investigate and analyse how each group is performing on the test in…
ielts research reportimpact studyuser groupstwo
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/student-identity-learning-and-progression-the-affective-and-academic-impact-of-ielts-on-successful-candidates
IELTS | Research report - Student identity, learning and progression:…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study examines the possible affective and academic impacts of the IELTS performance of a group of postgraduate students.
ielts research reportstudent identitylearningprogression
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-attitudes-of-ielts-stakeholders-student-and-staff-perceptions-of-ielts-in-australian-uk-and-chinese-tertiary-institutions
IELTS | Research report - The attitudes of IELTS stakeholders:…
Jul 4, 2025 - This report presents the findings of a three-nation study which examined stakeholder attitudes to the International English Language Testing System…
ielts research reportattitudesstakeholders
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-effect-of-memorized-learning-on-the-writing-scores-of-chinese-ielts-test-takers
IELTS | Research report - The effect of memorized learning on the…
Jun 26, 2025 - Presents a method for establishing the proportion of potentially memorized material in the performance of IELTS candidates in the academic writing task 2.
ielts research reporteffectlearning
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/improving-ielts-reading-test-score-interpretations-and-utilisation-through-cognitive-diagnosis-model-based-skill-profiling
IELTS | Research report - Improving IELTS reading test score…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study sought to investigate validity arguments related to IELTS reading score interpretations and use, exploring issues of consequential validity,…
ielts research reportimproving readingtest
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/does-the-computer-make-a-difference-the-reaction-of-candidates-to-a-computer-based-versus-a-traditional-hand-written-form-of-the-ielts-writing-component-effects-and-impact
IELTS | Research report - Does the computer make a difference? The…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study investigates whether there are meaningful differences in candidates’ internal cognitive processing and their test scores where an EAP writing…
ielts research reportcomputermakedifference
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/assessing-the-impact-of-ielts-preparation-programs-on-candidates-performance-on-the-general-training-reading-and-writing-test-modules
IELTS | Research report - Assessing the impact of IELTS preparation…
Jul 4, 2025 - This paper raises issues related to candidate perceptions, the impact of intensive course preparation, and the implications of such preparation on…
ielts research reportassessingimpact
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/speaking-and-writing-features-distinguishing-ielts-proficiency-levels-and-progression-over-time
IELTS | Research report - Speaking and writing features:…
Mar 19, 2026 - This project analysed Korean IELTS test-takers’ performance data for writing features and comprehensively examined their association with IELTS…
ielts research reportwriting featuresspeaking
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-examination-of-discourse-competence-at-different-proficiency-levels-in-ielts-speaking-part-2
IELTS | Research report - An examination of discourse competence at…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study investigates characteristics of test-taker performance on IELTS Speaking Part 2 at Levels 5, 6 and 7 focusing on test-takers’ strategies for…
ielts research reportexaminationdiscoursecompetence
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/researching-participants-taking-ielts-academic-writing-task-2-awt2-in-paper-mode-and-in-computer-mode-in-terms-of-score-equivalence-cognitive-validity-and-other-factors
IELTS | Research report - Researching participants taking IELTS…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study investigates the extent to which 153 test-takers’ cognitive processes, while completing IELTS Academic Writing in paper-based mode and in…
ielts research reportresearchingparticipantstaking
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/to-what-extent-is-communicative-language-teaching-a-feature-of-ielts-classes-in-china
IELTS | Research report - To what extent is communicative language…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study examines the teaching methodology used in IELTS preparation classes in China.
ielts research reportextentcommunicative
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/exploring-difficulty-in-speaking-tasks-an-intra-task-perspective
IELTS | Research report - Exploring difficulty in Speaking tasks: an…
Jul 4, 2025 - This study looks at how the difficulty of a speaking task is affected by changes to the time offered for planning, the length of response expected and the…
ielts research reportexploringdifficultyspeakingtasks
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/review-of-recommended-2-year-limit-on-ielts-validity
IELTS | Research report - Review of Recommended 2-year Limit on IELTS…
Dec 17, 2024 - In this report we share preliminary research which systematically collates and compares policies regarding test validity periods in 5 countries and 3 key…
ielts research report2 yearreviewrecommendedlimit
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-cognitive-processes-of-taking-ielts-academic-writing-task-1-an-eye-tracking-study
IELTS | Research report - The cognitive processes of taking IELTS…
Mar 19, 2026 - In the current follow-up study, we employed an eye-tracking system (Tobii X2-60) with retrospective stimulated individual interviews and focus-group…
ielts research reportcognitive processestaking
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-the-english-language-proficiency-gap-when-university-and-industry-standards-are-misaligned
IELTS | Research report - Investigating the English language…
Mar 19, 2026 - Not having the right level of English language proficiency can prevent students from succeeding in their courses and stop professionals from doing their…
ielts research reportinvestigatingenglish
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/vietnamese-ielts-learners-perceptions-of-ielts-writing-task-2-and-their-performance-based-lexical-resource
IELTS | Research report - Vietnamese IELTS learners’ perceptions of…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study narrates how Vietnamese learners in IELTS classes in a city in Vietnam perceive IELTS Writing Task 2.
ielts research reportvietnameseperceptions
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-impact-on-candidate-language-of-examiner-deviation-from-a-set-interlocutor-frame-in-the-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - The impact on candidate language of…
Jul 4, 2025 - This paper shows that the deviations examiners make from the interlocutor frame in the IELTS Speaking Test have little significant impact on the language…
ielts research reportimpactcandidatelanguage
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-road-to-understanding-in-lecture-listening
IELTS | Research report - The road to understanding in lecture…
Mar 26, 2026 - Study explores how learners integrate lecture speech and slide text, revealing cognitive processes in academic listening and implications for teaching
ielts research reportroadunderstanding
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/exploring-the-speaking-construct-in-academic-settings-in-a-digital-age
IELTS | Research report - Exploring the speaking construct in…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study explores the nature of speaking skills required in technology-mediated academic contexts and the ways in which the video-conferencing-delivered…
ielts research reportexploringspeakingconstruct
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-use-of-ielts-for-assessing-immigration-eligibility-in-australia-new-zealand-canada-and-the-united-kingdom
IELTS | Research report - The use of IELTS for assessing immigration…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study examines the use of IELTS by immigration authorities in 4 English-speaking countries to determine the rationale for the use of language testing…
ielts research reportuseassessing
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-of-the-predictive-validity-of-ielts-amongst-a-group-of-international-students-studying-at-the-university-of-tasmania
IELTS | Research report - An investigation of the predictive validity…
Jul 4, 2025 - Research study to investigate the relationship between IELTS and academic outcomes, as well as the extent to which IELTS predicts the kinds of language…
ielts research reportinvestigationpredictive
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/independent-versus-integrated-writing-tasks-for-ielts-writing
IELTS | Research report - Independent versus integrated writing tasks…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study investigates: 1) ESL international students’ writing performance, their writing processes, and attitudes and beliefs toward an integrated…
ielts research reportindependentversusintegratedwriting
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-relationship-between-speaking-features-and-band-descriptors-a-mixed-methods-study
IELTS | Research report - The relationship between speaking features…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study looked at the relationship between how candidates speak in the IELTS speaking test and the scores they were given.
ielts research reportrelationshipspeaking
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-the-use-of-ielts-in-determining-employment-migration-and-professional-registration-outcomes-in-healthcare-and-early-childcare-education-in-australia
IELTS | Research report - Investigating the use of IELTS in…
Mar 19, 2026 - The study provides key insights into the many challenges facing overseas-trained professionals and international graduates transitioning into the…
ielts research reportinvestigatinguse
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-impact-study-into-the-use-of-ielts-by-professional-associations-in-the-united-kingdom-canada-australia-and-new-zealand-2014-to-2015
IELTS | Research report - An impact study into the use of IELTS by…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study focuses on the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and examines changes in attitudes and processes in English language testing, including…
ielts research reportimpact studyuse
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/learning-to-play-the-classroom-tennis-well-ielts-and-international-students-in-teacher-education
IELTS | Research report - Learning to play the 'classroom tennis'…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study addresses the question of an appropriate IELTS score for graduate entry teacher education courses by investigating the extent to which current…
ielts research reportlearningplayclassroomtennis
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/veo-ielts-project-report-which-specific-features-of-candidate-talk-do-examiners-orient-to-when-taking-scoring-decisions
IELTS | Research report - VEO IELTS PROJECT REPORT: Which specific…
Mar 19, 2026 - The research investigated which specific features of candidate talk IELTS Speaking Test (IST) examiners orient to when taking scoring decisions.
ielts research reportveoproject
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/comparing-new-toefl-2026-with-former-toefl-2023-and-ielts
IELTS | Research report - Comparing New TOEFL 2026 with Former TOEFL…
Mar 25, 2026 - A validity-based comparison of TOEFL iBT 2026, TOEFL 2023 and IELTS Academic, highlighting construct shifts and score interpretation risks.
ielts research reportcomparingnewtoefl2026
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-effects-of-testwiseness-and-test-taking-anxiety-on-l2-listening-test-performance-a-visual-eye-tracking-and-attentional-investigation
IELTS | Research report - The effects of testwiseness and test-taking…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study considered the extent to which test wiseness and test anxiety affected performance on the IELTS Listening test.
ielts research reporteffectstest
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/literacy-practices-in-the-professional-workplace-implications-for-the-ielts-reading-and-writing-tests
IELTS | Research report - Literacy practices in the professional…
Mar 19, 2026 - The study investigated the literacy practices required of graduates in professional work across a range of occupational areas.
ielts research reportliteracy practices
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-of-the-effectiveness-and-validity-of-planning-time-in-part-2-of-the-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - An investigation of the effectiveness and…
Jul 4, 2025 - This study addresses the question of whether the use of planning time for the IELTS Speaking Test assists in candidate performance.
ielts research reportinvestigationeffectiveness
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/monitoring-ielts-examiner-training-effectiveness
IELTS | Research report - Monitoring IELTS examiner training…
Jul 4, 2025 - The key to reliability and hence validity of a direct or semi direct test is effective and internationally consistent examiner training.
ielts research reportmonitoringexaminer
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/whats-your-score-an-investigation-into-language-descriptors-for-rating-written-performance
IELTS | Research report - 'What's your score?': An investigation into…
Jul 4, 2025 - This study addresses the problem of inconsistency in rating IELTS exams and, further, the need for valid criteria for rating levels of written performance.
ielts research reportscoreinvestigation
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/what-changes-and-what-doesnt-an-examination-of-changes-in-the-linguistic-characteristics-of-ielts-repeaters-writing-task-2-scripts
IELTS | Research report - What changes and what doesn’t? An…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study examined changes in the linguistic characteristics of IELTS repeaters’ responses to Writing Task 2. It analysed 234 scripts written by 78…
ielts research reportchanges
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-stakeholders-perceptions-of-ielts-as-an-entry-requirement-for-higher-education-in-the-uk
IELTS | Research report - Investigating stakeholders' perceptions of…
Jun 27, 2025 - This investigated the perceived use and usefulness of IELTS among key stakeholders responsible for the acceptance of students whose first language is not…
ielts research reportinvestigatingstakeholdersperceptions
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/a-concordance-study-of-celpip-general-and-ielts-general-training
IELTS | Research report - A concordance study of CELPIP General and…
Mar 19, 2026 - Compare CELPIP General and IELTS General Training scores in this ACER-led study. Understand concordance methods, score alignment, and usage cautions.
ielts research reportconcordancestudycelpipgeneral
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-effect-of-screencast-feedback-on-the-performance-of-the-ielts-essay-writing-component-among-pre-service-teachers-of-english-an-intervention-study-in-chile
IELTS | Research report - The effect of screencast feedback on the…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study explores the effect of screencast feedback on EFL pre-service teachers’ IELTS essay skills and examines their perceptions of this type of…
ielts research reporteffectscreencastfeedback
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/a-critical-analysis-of-selected-ielts-preparation-materials
IELTS | Research report - A critical analysis of selected IELTS…
Jul 4, 2025 - This study investigated the appropriateness of the content, organisation, learning approaches and presentation of the listening and reading components of…
ielts research reportcritical analysisselected
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/tracking-international-students-english-proficiency-over-the-first-semester-of-undergraduate-study
IELTS | Research report - Tracking international students’ English…
Mar 19, 2026 - This paper reports on a study exploring variation and change in language proficiency amongst international undergraduate students who had been identified…
ielts research reporttracking international
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-the-cognitive-and-social-aspects-of-ielts-speaking-performances-across-proficiency-levels-comparing-the-caf-based-and-register-linguistic-analyses
IELTS | Research report - Investigating the cognitive and social…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study is the first to investigate the linguistic features in IELTS speaking performance in both CAF and register-linguistic approaches, as well as…
ielts research reportinvestigatingcognitive
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/ielts-student-and-supervisor-perceptions-of-writing-competencies-for-a-computer-science-phd
IELTS | Research report - IELTS: Student and supervisor perceptions…
Mar 19, 2026 - English writing skill is often an impediment for PhD students in computer science. This project, investigates the perceptions of supervisors and PhD…
ielts research reportstudentsupervisor
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/topic-development-in-the-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - Topic development in the IELTS Speaking test
Jun 26, 2025 - This study investigated topic development in the Speaking Test, applying a Conversation Analysis institutional discourse methodology to a corpus of 60…
ielts research reportspeaking testtopicdevelopment
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-examination-of-the-rating-process-in-the-revised-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - An examination of the rating process in the…
Jul 4, 2025 - This study examines the validity of the analytic rating scales used to assess performance in the IELTS Speaking Test.
ielts research reportrating processexamination
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-impact-of-teacher-cognition-and-classroom-practices-on-ielts-test-preparation-courses-in-the-australian-elicos-sector
IELTS | Research report - The impact of teacher cognition and…
Jun 26, 2025 - This paper reports the findings of a study of teachers of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) in Australia.
ielts research reportimpactteachercognition
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/construct-validity-in-the-ielts-academic-reading-test-a-comparison-of-reading-requirements-in-ielts-test-items-and-in-university-study
IELTS | Research report - Construct validity in the IELTS Academic…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study investigates the suitability of items on the IELTS Academic Reading Test in relation to the reading and general literacy requirements of…
ielts research reportconstructvalidity
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/predictive-validity-in-the-ielts-test-a-study-of-the-relationship-between-ielts-scores-and-students-subsequent-academic-performance
IELTS | Research report - Predictive validity in the IELTS test: A…
Jul 4, 2025 - This study investigated the relationship between the IELTS test and academic outcomes.
ielts research reportpredictivevaliditytest
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-impact-study-into-the-use-of-ielts-as-an-entry-criterion-for-professional-associations-australia-new-zealand-and-the-usa
IELTS | Research report - An impact study into the use of IELTS as an…
Jun 27, 2025 - This qualitative study examines the use of IELTS to assess English language competence for membership of professional associations or as a criterion for…
ielts research reportimpact studyuse
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/ielts-as-a-predictor-of-academic-language-performance-part-2
IELTS | Research report - IELTS as a predictor of academic language…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study analyses whether the language behaviour of a sample of students in the academic context is similar to that denoted by their IELTS entry tests.
ielts research reportpredictoracademic
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-empirical-investigation-of-the-process-of-writing-academic-reading-test-items-for-the-international-english-language-testing-system
IELTS | Research report - An empirical investigation of the process…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study compares how trained and untrained item writers select and edit reading texts to make them suitable for a task-based test of reading and how…
ielts research reportempirical investigation
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-of-examiner-rating-of-coherence-and-cohesion-in-the-ielts-academic-writing-task-2
IELTS | Research report - An investigation of examiner rating of…
Jun 26, 2025 - The study investigated whether examiners find the marking of coherence and cohesion (CC) in the IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 more difficult than the…
ielts research reportinvestigationexaminerrating
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/perceptions-of-ielts-in-cambodia-a-case-study-of-test-impact-in-a-small-developing-country
IELTS | Research report - Perceptions of IELTS in Cambodia: A case…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study investigated the impact of the IELTS Test across different stakeholders in contemporary Cambodia.
ielts research reportperceptionscambodia
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-cognitive-processes-underlying-the-academic-reading-construct-as-measured-by-ielts
IELTS | Research report - The cognitive processes underlying the…
Jun 27, 2025 - The study provides grounded insight into the congruence between the construct measured by IELTS and that of academic reading in the target domain.
ielts research reportcognitive processesunderlying
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-of-speaking-test-reliability
IELTS | Research report - An investigation of speaking test…
Jul 4, 2025 - The report investigated examiner attitude to the speaking test by carrying out a survey of IELTS examiners working at test centres in Australia, New…
ielts research reportinvestigationspeaking
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/cognitive-processes-involved-in-performing-the-ielts-speaking-test-respondents-strategic-behaviours-in-simulated-testing-and-non-testing-contexts
IELTS | Research report - Cognitive processes involved in performing…
Jun 26, 2025 - Research on second-language acquisition offers repeated findings suggesting a positive relationship between learners’ strategy use and second-language…
ielts research reportcognitive processesinvolved
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/determination-of-appropriate-ielts-band-score-for-admission-into-a-program-at-a-canadian-post-secondary-polytechnic-institution
IELTS | Research report - Determination of appropriate IELTS band…
Jun 27, 2025 - This research project aims to determine the appropriate IELTS band score for admission to, and success in, the CST and CIT programs at a large Canadian…
ielts research reportdeterminationappropriate
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-ethnographic-study-of-classroom-instruction-in-an-ielts-preparation-program
IELTS | Research report - An ethnographic study of classroom…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study documents practices in an IELTS preparation class to investigate which features characterise instruction and to explore the implications for…
ielts research reportethnographicstudy
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/examining-the-linguistic-aspects-of-speech-that-most-efficiently-discriminate-between-upper-levels-of-the-revised-ielts-pronunciation-scale
IELTS | Research report - Examining the linguistic aspects of speech…
Mar 19, 2026 - The goal of this study is to identify the linguistic factors that most efficiently distinguish between upper levels of the IELTS Pronunciation scale.
ielts research reportexamininglinguisticaspects
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-linkages-between-international-students-english-language-proficiency-social-contextual-outcomes-and-wellbeing-in-us-universities
IELTS | Research report - Investigating linkages between…
Mar 19, 2026 - Pre-enrolment IELTS scores of international students at US universities linked with higher English confidence, higher social support from domestic…
ielts research reportinvestigatinglinkages
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-test-preparation-practices-reducing-risks
IELTS | Research report - Investigating test preparation practices:…
Mar 19, 2026 - This paper examines the test preparation experiences among IELTS test-takers: what they know about the test, and the strategies and activities they…
ielts research reporttest preparationinvestigatingpractices
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/transitioning-from-university-to-the-workplace-stakeholder-perceptions-of-academic-and-professional-writing-demands
IELTS | Research report - Transitioning from university to the…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study provides a detailed insight into the changing writing demands from the last year of university study to the first year in the workforce of…
ielts research reporttransitioninguniversity
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-contribution-of-interlanguage-phonology-accommodation-to-inter-examiner-variation-in-the-rating-of-pronunciation-in-oral-proficiency-interviews
IELTS | Research report - The contribution of interlanguage phonology…
Jun 27, 2025 - This paper examines how oral examiners’ phonological understanding and experience may influence their rating of pronunciation in oral proficiency…
ielts research reportcontributioninterlanguage
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-interactional-organisation-of-the-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - The interactional organisation of the IELTS…
Jun 27, 2025 - This report describes the interactional organisation of the IELTS Speaking Test in terms of turn-taking, sequence and repair.
ielts research reportinteractionalorganisation
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/benchmarking-english-standards-across-professions-and-professional-university-degrees
IELTS | Research report - Benchmarking English standards across…
Mar 19, 2026 - This project benchmarks scoring and equating across major language tests for professional registration and university entry in six English-speaking…
ielts research reportbenchmarkingenglishstandards
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/a-multiple-case-study-of-the-relationship-between-the-indicators-of-students-english-language-competence-on-entry-and-students-academic-progress-at-an-international-postgraduate-university
IELTS | Research report - A multiple case study of the relationship…
Jun 26, 2025 - An investigation into the selection practices and decision making rationales of admissions personnel in an international, postgraduate UK setting and the…
ielts research reportcase studymultiple
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/comparability-of-ielts-academic-writing-tasks-and-graduate-level-multimodal-writing-tasks-at-universities-in-türkiye-uk-and-usa
IELTS | Research report - Comparability of IELTS Academic Writing…
Mar 19, 2026 - To better understand the use of multimodal writing tasks in university graduate programs and how IELTS Academic Writing Tasks compare to graduate-level…
ielts research reportcomparabilityacademic
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/use-of-the-ielts-general-training-module-in-technical-and-vocational-tertiary-institutions-a-case-study-from-aotearoa-new-zealand
IELTS | Research report - Use of the IELTS General Training module in…
Jun 27, 2025 - This project investigates the use of the IELTS General Training module in the technical and vocational sector, the extent to which it predicts success in…
ielts research reportgeneral trainingusemodule
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-the-language-needs-of-international-nurses-insiders-perspectives
IELTS | Research report - Investigating the language needs of…
Mar 19, 2026 - Nurses are required to engage in a wide array of communicative activities, involving all four language skills, for a range of functions that are central…
ielts research reportinvestigatinglanguageneeds
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-use-of-ielts-for-university-selection-in-australia-a-case-study
IELTS | Research report - The use of IELTS for university selection…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study examines the use of IELTS in selecting international, full fee-paying students to a large faculty at a major Australian university.
ielts research reportuseuniversity
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-role-of-interactive-communication-in-ielts-speaking-and-its-relationship-to-candidates-preparedness-for-study-or-training-contexts
IELTS | Research report - The role of interactive communication in…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study compares the demands made on candidates in the Speaking sub-test of the IELTS Test with speaking required in a university setting.
ielts research reportroleinteractivecommunication
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/ielts-juniors-in-vietnam-perceptions-of-learners-parents-and-ielts-preparation-course-providers
IELTS | Research report - 'IELTS juniors' in Vietnam: Perceptions of…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study explored the phenomenon of ‘IELTS juniors’ in Vietnam, specifically focusing on the perceptions of young adolescent learners, parents, and…
ielts research reportjuniorsvietnamperceptions
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/test-takers-performance-appraisals-appraisal-calibration-state-trait-strategy-use-and-state-trait-ielts-listening-difficulty-in-a-simulated-ielts-listening-test
IELTS | Research report - Test-takers’ performance appraisals,…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study investigates the nature of test-takers’ appraisal confidence and its accuracy (calibration), reported trait and state strategy use and IELTS…
ielts research reportperformance appraisalstest
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/towards-new-avenues-for-the-ielts-speaking-test-insights-from-examiners-voices
IELTS | Research report - Towards new avenues for the IELTS Speaking…
Mar 19, 2026 - The report provides suggestions for potential changes in the Speaking Test to enhance its validity and accessibility in today’s ever- globalising world.
ielts research reporttowards newavenues
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-quest-for-ielts-band-7-0-investigating-english-language-proficiency-development-of-international-students-at-an-australian-university
IELTS | Research report - The quest for IELTS Band 7.0: Investigating…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study analyses the English language proficiency development of international students by comparing two IELTS Tests, and reflects on which students…
ielts research reportband 7quest0
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/stakeholder-perceptions-of-ielts-as-a-gateway-to-the-professional-workplace-the-case-of-employers-of-overseas-trained-teachers
IELTS | Research report - Stakeholder perceptions of IELTS as a…
Mar 19, 2026 - This paper reports on a qualitative study which explored stakeholder perceptions of the IELTS test as a gateway to the professional workplace for teachers…
ielts research reportstakeholderperceptions
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/safeguarding-equity-access-and-inclusion-in-ielts
IELTS | Research report - Safeguarding equity, access and inclusion…
Mar 19, 2026 - Comprehensive audit of IELTS special arrangements highlights fairness, accessibility, and inclusion for test-takers with disabilities or special…
ielts research reportequity accesssafeguarding
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/test-takers-ielts-preparations-their-attitudes-towards-ielts-practices-and-the-use-of-technologies-in-the-global-pandemic
IELTS | Research report - Test-takers’ IELTS preparations, their…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study explored test-takers’ perspectives on the current practices in IELTS in relation to the global pandemic situation.
ielts research reporttestpreparations
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/interviewer-style-and-candidate-performance-in-the-ielts-oral-interview
IELTS | Research report - Interviewer style and candidate performance…
Jul 4, 2025 - The study aims firstly to investigate the extent to which differential behaviour by IELTS interviewers affects the scores awarded to candidates.
ielts research reportinterviewerstylecandidate
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-impact-study-into-the-use-of-ielts-by-professional-associations-and-registration-entities-canada-the-united-kingdom-and-ireland
IELTS | Research report - An impact study into the use of IELTS by…
Jun 26, 2025 - This study examines the history and rationale for selection of IELTS as a language benchmarking system for professional associations.
ielts research reportimpact studyuse
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-into-double-marking-methods-comparing-live-audio-and-video-rating-of-performance-on-the-ielts-speaking-test
IELTS | Research report - An investigation into double-marking…
Mar 19, 2026 - This study compared IELTS examiners’ scores when they assessed test-takers’ spoken performance under live and two non-live rating conditions using audio…
ielts research reportinvestigationdouble
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/an-investigation-of-the-rating-process-in-the-ielts-oral-interview
IELTS | Research report - An investigation of the rating process in…
Jul 4, 2025 - Holistic assessments of oral language proficiency are often made in relation to performance in conversational language proficiency interviews, one such…
ielts research reportrating processinvestigation
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-significance-of-sociolinguistic-backgrounds-of-teachers-of-ielts-test-preparation-courses-in-selected-malaysian-institutions
IELTS | Research report - The significance of sociolinguistic…
Jun 27, 2025 - This research investigates the teaching of IELTS Test preparation classes in Malaysia.
ielts research reportsignificance
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/task-design-in-ielts-academic-writing-task-1-the-effect-of-quantity-and-manner-of-presentation-of-information-on-candidate-writing
IELTS | Research report - Task design in IELTS Academic Writing Task…
Jul 4, 2025 - This paper reports on a study into task difficulty in the IELTS Academic writing Task 1.
ielts research reportacademic writingtaskdesign
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/text-analysis-and-the-assessment-of-academic-writing
IELTS | Research report - Text analysis and the assessment of…
Jul 4, 2025 - An investigation into candidates' interpretation of prompts and to compare the written responses of English background speakers with those of IELTS…
ielts research reporttext analysisassessment
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/legibility-and-the-rating-of-second-language-writing-an-investigation-of-the-rating-of-handwritten-and-word-processed-ielts-task-2-essays
IELTS | Research report - Legibility and the rating of second…
Jul 4, 2025 - Handwriting and neatness of presentation has long been seen as a contaminating factor in the assessment of writing ability.
ielts research reportlegibilityrating
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/attitudes-of-tertiary-key-decision-makers-towards-english-language-tests-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-report-on-the-results-of-a-national-provider-survey
IELTS | Research report - Attitudes of tertiary key decision-makers…
Jun 27, 2025 - This study surveys all tertiary institutions in Aotearoa New Zealand to understand the attitudes of decision-makers towards the English language tests…
ielts research reportkey decisionattitudestertiary
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/investigating-ielts-academic-writing-task-2-relationships-between-cognitive-writing-processes-text-quality-and-working-memory
IELTS | Research report - Investigating IELTS Academic Writing Task…
Mar 19, 2026 - This project examined the cognitive processes and online behaviours of second language writers while performing IELTS Academic Writing Test Task 2
ielts research reportacademic writinginvestigating
https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/exploring-the-possibilities-of-integrating-communicative-ai-into-the-ielts-test-preparation-process
IELTS | Research report - Exploring the possibilities of integrating…
Mar 19, 2026 - Discover how communicative AI and prompt strategies can support IELTS prep, with insights from research on GenAI use in language learning and assessment.
ielts research reportexploringpossibilities