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Assoc Prof Vahid Aryadoust
Associate Professor, National Institute of Education - English Language & Literature
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Vahid Aryadoust is an Associate Professor of language assessment at the National Institute of Education of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; an Honorary Associate Professor, the Institute of Education, UCL, London; and a Visiting Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. His areas of interest include generative AI in language assessment, meta-analysis, and sensor technologies such as eye tracking, brain imaging, and GSR in language assessment.
Dr Aryadoust has published his research in Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Testing, System, Current Psychology, Language Assessment Quarterly, Assessing Writing, Educational Assessment, Educational Psychology, etc. He has also (co)authored a number of book chapters and books that are published by Routledge, Cambridge University Press, Springer, Cambridge Scholar Publishing, Wiley Blackwell, etc. Vahid has also led a number of assessment research projects supported by educational fund-providers in Singapore, USA, UK, and Canada. He is a member of the Advisory Board of multiple international journals and has been awarded the Intercontinental Academia Fellowship (2018–2019).
Dr Aryadoust is a strong advocate of knowledge-sharing, equity, and free education for all. As a means of disseminating his experience and knowledge in quantitative methods and theory, he established a YouTube channel named "Statistics and Theory." In recognition of his outstanding and innovative use of social media, his YouTube channel was awarded the John Cheung Social Media Award in 2020. The channel is available from: https://www.youtube.com/user/vahidaryadoust
Dr Aryadoust has published his research in Computer Assisted Language Learning, Language Testing, System, Current Psychology, Language Assessment Quarterly, Assessing Writing, Educational Assessment, Educational Psychology, etc. He has also (co)authored a number of book chapters and books that are published by Routledge, Cambridge University Press, Springer, Cambridge Scholar Publishing, Wiley Blackwell, etc. Vahid has also led a number of assessment research projects supported by educational fund-providers in Singapore, USA, UK, and Canada. He is a member of the Advisory Board of multiple international journals and has been awarded the Intercontinental Academia Fellowship (2018–2019).
Dr Aryadoust is a strong advocate of knowledge-sharing, equity, and free education for all. As a means of disseminating his experience and knowledge in quantitative methods and theory, he established a YouTube channel named "Statistics and Theory." In recognition of his outstanding and innovative use of social media, his YouTube channel was awarded the John Cheung Social Media Award in 2020. The channel is available from: https://www.youtube.com/user/vahidaryadoust
Language assessment
o application of generative AI
o application of sensor technologies (e.g., fNIRS, eye tracking, & galvanic skin response)
Quantitative research methodology
o scientometrics and meta-analysis
o statistics
o application of generative AI
o application of sensor technologies (e.g., fNIRS, eye tracking, & galvanic skin response)
Quantitative research methodology
o scientometrics and meta-analysis
o statistics
- The Instrument Pilot Study for Research on Early Education and Development in Singapore (REEDS-Pilot)
- Growth in Bilingual & Biliteracy Proficiency: Environmental, Individual & Experiential Factors (GIBBER)
Awards
2024 International Language Testing Association's Best Article Award for paper:
Aryadoust, V., Foo, S., & Ng, L. Y. (2022). What can gaze behaviors, neuroimaging data, and test scores tell us about test method effects and cognitive load in listening assessments?. Language Testing, 39(1), 56-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322211026876
2024 UK Association for Language Testing and Assessment (UKALTA) grant for a two-day online workshop on machine learning for language assessment
2023 Excellence in Teaching Commendation from the National Institute of Education of NTU
2020 John Cheung Social Media Award Nanyang Technological University
Aryadoust, V., Foo, S., & Ng, L. Y. (2022). What can gaze behaviors, neuroimaging data, and test scores tell us about test method effects and cognitive load in listening assessments?. Language Testing, 39(1), 56-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322211026876
2024 UK Association for Language Testing and Assessment (UKALTA) grant for a two-day online workshop on machine learning for language assessment
2023 Excellence in Teaching Commendation from the National Institute of Education of NTU
2020 John Cheung Social Media Award Nanyang Technological University
Fellowships & Other Recognition
2024 - 2027 Honorary Associate Professor, the Institute of Education, UCL, London
2023 Listed among the top 2% world scientists, Stanford University 2023
2023 Listed among the top 2% world scientists, Stanford University 2023
Courses Taught
MAE915 _ Language Testing and Assessment (higher degree)
MEL915 _ Language Testing in the Classroom and Beyond (higher degree)
MAE900 _ Research Methodology in Applied Linguistics (higher degree)
MAE907 _ Oracy Research and Development (higher degree)
MED900 _ Educational Inquiry (higher degree)
MEL915 _ Language Testing in the Classroom and Beyond (higher degree)
MAE900 _ Research Methodology in Applied Linguistics (higher degree)
MAE907 _ Oracy Research and Development (higher degree)
MED900 _ Educational Inquiry (higher degree)
Supervision of PhD Students
Xuelian Zhu (current)
Azrifah Zakaria (current)
Tingting Liu (current)
Zhai Jiayu (current)
Huang Yanyan (EdD)
Maria Hidayati (EdD)
Jia Yichen (current)
Brigit Sebastian (past)
Azrifah Zakaria (current)
Tingting Liu (current)
Zhai Jiayu (current)
Huang Yanyan (EdD)
Maria Hidayati (EdD)
Jia Yichen (current)
Brigit Sebastian (past)