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Our Research
Research is central to our mission
We conduct and support research to:
- guide product development and test revision
- provide evidence of test quality, validity, and reliability
- contribute to test recognition and policy alignment
- support and advance the field of language testing
Technical reports
Technical reports describe key activities such as:
- development of new exams
- studies aligning our tests with other frameworks or establishing comparisons to other tests
Annual test reports offer data on test administration quality and contribute to our body of validity evidence. These reports support exam recognition and inform ongoing test development and revision.
Test reports
Working papers
Our working papers share findings from:
- original research projects by Michigan Language Assessment staff
- projects funded through our research grants
We offer two research grant programs annually to support data collection and analysis related to any of our exams. Learn more about the Mary Spaan and Barbara Dobson Research Grants.
Research grants
Internships
Our summer internship program provides graduate students with hands-on experience in:
- test design and development
- test review and validation research
Research Library
Michigan Language Assessment. (2026). ECPE 2025 Test Report. Ann Arbor, MI.
ECPE
| Test Reports
Michigan Language Assessment. (2026). ECCE 2025 Test Report. Ann Arbor, MI.
ECCE
| Test Reports
Michigan Language Assessment (January 2026). MET 2025 Test Report. Ann Arbor, MI.
MET
| Test Reports
Michigan Language Assessment (2021). ECCE 2020 Test Report. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
ECCE
| Test Reports
Hille, K., & Cho, Y. (2020). Placement testing: One test, two tests, three tests? How many tests are sufficient?. Language Testing, 37(3), 453–471.
Michigan EPT
| Journal Articles
Michigan Language Assessment (2025, February). Concordance Report: Score Equivalences Between MET and IELTS Academic. Ann Arbor, MI.
MET
| Test Reports
Michigan Language Assessment (2024). ECPE 2023 Test Report. Ann Arbor, MI.
ECPE
| Test Reports
Michigan Language Assessment (2022). ECPE 2021 Test Report. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
ECPE
| Test Reports
(2025, June). MET 2024 Test Report. Michigan Language Assessment, Ann Arbor, MI.
MET
| Test Reports
