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PVST

A receptive vocabulary size test using picture choices and oral and written cues designed for pre-literate or literate native speakers and non-native speakers of English. The 20,000 level version can be used with native-speakers of any age. The test was created in collaboration with Paul Nation of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Remember to download BOTH the main program and one or more test sets.

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Older releases

All previous releases of PVST can be found at the following link. *.exe and *_win.zip are for Windows. *.dmg, *.zip and *.pkg files are for Macintosh OS X. *.tar.gz files are for Linux.

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Citation/Reference

Use the following method to cite/reference PVST according to the APA style guide:

  • Anthony, L. [other author] (YEAR OF RELEASE). PVST (Version VERSION NUMBER) [Computer Software]. Tokyo, Japan: Waseda University. https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/PVST

For example if you download PVST 1.2.3, which was released in 2021, you would cite/reference it as follows:

  • Anthony, L. (2021). PVST (Version 1.2.3) [Computer Software]. Tokyo, Japan: Waseda University. https://www.laurenceanthony.net/software/PVST