LUCAS Language Testing Software Development Project
LUCAS stands for Lancaster University Computer Assessment System. In fact, LUCAS is specifically a language testing system, containing several item types specifically geared towards the testing of language.
LUCAS was developed as a DOS-based prototype in the early 1990s, and received a mixed reception from evaluators, with, on the one hand, enthusiasm for its non-reliance on multiple choice items, but, on the other hand, some concern about its rather dated and awkward interface.
The development of a modernised Windows-based version of LUCAS with an extended range of item types was funded by Lancaster University's Innovation in Higher Education (IHE) unit.
Further information is available from Charles Alderson.
Completed Projects
ENLTA (European Network for Language Testing and Assessment)
Features of written language production typical at different IELTS band levels
General Medical Council: Standard Setting Study
LUCAS language testing software development project
Metalinguistic knowledge, language aptitude and language proficiency
An evaluation of the assessment practices on a pre-sessional academic support programme
TOEFL Impact Study: The impact of changes in the TOEFL on teaching in Central and Eastern Europe
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