01414nas a2200145   4500008004100000245007600041210006900117260000800186300001200194490000700206520092600213100001401139700001701153856009801170       2004                        eng d00aTesting vocabulary knowledge: Size, strength, and computer adaptiveness0 aTesting vocabulary knowledge Size strength and computer adaptive  cSep  a399-4360 v543 a(from the journal abstract) In this article, we describe the development and trial of a bilingual computerized test of vocabulary size, the number of words the learner knows, and strength, a combination of four aspects of knowledge of meaning that are assumed to constitute a hierarchy of difficulty: passive recognition (easiest), active recognition, passive recall, and active recall (hardest). The participants were 435 learners of English as a second language. We investigated whether the above hierarchy was valid and which strength modality correlated best with classroom language performance. Results showed that the hypothesized hierarchy was present at all word frequency levels, that passive recall was the best predictor of classroom language performance, and that growth in vocabulary knowledge was different for the different strength modalities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).1 aLaufer, B1 aGoldstein, Z  uhttp://iacat.org/content/testing-vocabulary-knowledge-size-strength-and-computer-adaptiveness