Journal Paper

1. "Promoting Authorial Voice Expression in Academic Writing of EFL Learners Through Implicit and Explicit Instruction"
   Narges Baktash, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
   Applied Research on English Language, Vol. 13, No 4, 2024
2. "Enhancing Writing Ability of Iranian EFL Learners through Learning-Oriented Assessment: Peer and Teacher Feedback Implementation"
   Samaneh Ghanei Arani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani
   language testing in asia, Vol. 14, No 1, 2024
3. "Iranian English Learners' Perception of Native and Non-native English Teachers in New Zealand and Iran: A Multilingual Identity Perspective"
   Maria Shobeiry, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani
   Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly, Vol. 42, No 1, pp.91-119, 2023
4. "Integration of Learning-oriented Assessment into Writing Instruction: A Case of IELTS Writing Preparation Class"
   Zohreh Hamzelou, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Majid Nemati
   Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly, Vol. 41, No 3, pp.57-87, 2022
5. "Reduction of Errors in Writing Assignments: A Comparison of the Impact of Peer, Teacher, and Mixed Feedback"
   Morteza Mellati Fini, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Seyed Reza Dashtestani
   Iranian Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 10, No 4, pp.152-166, 2022
6. "Crisis and Changes in Learning Behaviours: Technology-Enhanced Assessment in Language Learning Contexts"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Seyed Reza Dashtestani, Morteza Mellati
   JOURNAL OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION, Vol. 45, No 1, pp.1-14, 2021
7. "IRANIAN EAP PRACTITIONERS’ COMPETENCES, PRACTICES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT"
   Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Ian Bruc, Seyyed Yahya Hejazi
   ESP Today-Journal of English for Specific Purposes at Tertiary Level, Vol. 9, No 2, 2021
8. "Dynamic Assessment of EFL Learners’ Reading Strategies: Introducing ‘Sauce’-Format Mediation"
   Ghorban Ahmadi, Behrooz Azabdaftari, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
   The Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice, Vol. 14, No 28, 2021
9. "Examining the Fairness of the University Entrance Exam: A Latent Class Analysis Approach to Differential Item Functioning"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami, Mohammad Hossein Kouhpaeenejad
   Issues in Language Teaching, Vol. 10, No 1, 2021
10. "Examination of factorial structure of Iranian English language proficiency test: An IRT analysis of Konkur examination"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami, Ali Khodi
    CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 40, No 6, pp.2680-2697, 2021
11. "Test review of Iranian university entrance exam: English Konkur examination"
    Ali Khodi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    language testing in asia, Vol. 11, No 1, 2021
12. "Reciprocal Contribution of Writing Attributes to One Another"
    Leila Ghaderpanahi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, Vol. 13, No 1, 2021
13. "Teachers' Rating Criteria for Classroom Oral interviews as Influenced by their First Languages and Educational Backgrounds"
    Ali Sayyadi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly, Vol. 40, No 2, 2021
14. "The effect of emotional scaffolding on language achievement and willingness to communicate by providing recast"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Fatemeh Esmaeilifard
    Cogent Psychology, Vol. 8, No 1, 2021
15. "EAP in the expanding circle: Exploring the knowledge base, practices, and challenges of Iranian EAP practitioners"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Yan Bruce, Seyed Yahya Hejazi
    Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 50, No 1, 2021
16. "The Effect of Bloom-based ILP Instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ Use of External and Internal Modification Strategies in the Speech Act of Request"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mostafa Taghizadeh Langari
    Language Horizons, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.273-297, 2020
17. "L2 Writers’ Processing of Teacher vs. Computer-generated Feedback"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Rose Meschi
    JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING, Vol. 12, No 26, pp.175-215, 2020
18. "Diagnosing EFL Learners Development of Pragmatic Competence Implementing Computerized Dynamic Assessment"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mahboube Shahsavar, Mohammad Hussien Norouzi
    Issues in Language Teaching, Vol. 9, No 1, pp.117-149, 2020
19. "The effect of input-based and output-based tasks with different and identical involvement loads on Iranian EFL learners’ incidental vocabulary learning"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Afsaneh Ravandpour
    Cogent Psychology, Vol. 7, No 1, 2020
20. "Examining the Effect of Listening Strategy Instruction on EFL Iraqi learners’ Listening Anxiety"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hussein AL-Shammari
    Arab World English Journal, Vol. 11, No 1, pp.62-85, 2020
21. "Error gravity analysis of IELTS students’ academic writing task 2"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Majid Nemati, [] []
    International Journal of Language Studies, Vol. 14, No 1, pp.141-154, 2020
22. "Mobile-based dynamic assessment and the development of EFL students' oral fluency"
    Abbasali Rezaei, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Parisa Razzaghifard
    International Journal of Mobile learning and organization, Vol. 14, No 4, 2020
23. "Teachers' Practices and Awareness of Grammar Teaching Principles"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Ali Hamed Barghi
    TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SOCIETY OF IRAN (TELLSI), Vol. 13, No 2, 2019
24. "The Role of Discipline-Related Knowledge and Test Task Objectivity in Assessing Reading for Academic Purposes"
    Sharareh Taghizadeh Vahed, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Language Assessment Quarterly, Vol. 17, No 1, pp.1-17, 2019
25. "Depth of Processing in Different Instructional Conditions and Iranian Learners’ Interpretation of English Inversion Structures"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sara Rafsanjani Nejad
    Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, Vol. 6, No 3, 2019
26. "An Investigation into Item Types and Text Types of Reading Comprehension Section of Iranian PhD Entrance Exams Using G-theory."
    Masoumeh Ahmadishirazi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Salarian
    Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, Vol. 6, No 1, 2019
27. "Assessing the effect of focused direct and focused indirect written corrective feedback on explicit and implicit knowledge of language learners"
    Majid Nemati, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, [] []
    language testing in asia, Vol. 9, No 1, 2019
28. "The impact of mobile-based dynamic assessment on improving EFL oral accuracy"
    Abbasali Rezaei, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Parisa Razzaghifard
    EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, Vol. 24, No 5, pp.3091-3105, 2019
29. "A Comparative Study of Writing Assessment Using Activity Theory-Based Assessment Model (ATBAM) and a Traditional Approach"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Fatemeh Danesh
    JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING, Vol. 11, No 23, 2019
30. "The Impact of Genre-Based Instruction Treatments on EAP Students’ Writing Quality"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Majid Nemati, Sedigheh Karimpour
    Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, Vol. 19, No 1, 2019
31. "Constructing and Validating a Q-Matrix for Cognitive Diagnostic Analysis of a Reading Comprehension Test Battery*"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Fatemeh Ranjbaran
    JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING, Vol. 21, No 1, 2018
32. "Validity of the listening module of international English language testing system: multiple sources of evidence"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
    language testing in asia, Vol. 8, No 8, 2018
33. "Teachers’ writing proficiency and assessment ability: the missing link in teachers’ written corrective feedback practice in an Iranian EFL context"
    Majid Nemati, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hassan Mohebbi, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
    language testing in asia, Vol. 7, No 1, pp.1-18, 2017
34. "A Needs-based Evaluation of EAP Syllabuses"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Yoones Taase
    Iranian Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Vol. 6, No 1, pp.7-21, 2017
35. "Construct Under-representation and Construct Irrelevant Variances on IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Is There Any Threat to Validity?"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
    Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 7, No 11, 2017
36. "Speaking out on behalf of the voiceless learners: Written corrective feedback for English language learners in Iran"
    Majid Nemati, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hassan Mohebbi, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
    Issues in Educational Research, Vol. 27, No 4, pp.822-841, 2017
37. "Investigating the Impact of Response Format on the Performance of Grammar Tests: Selected and Constructed"
    Farzaneh Mozaffari, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Abbasali Rezaei
    Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly, Vol. 36, No 2, pp.103-128, 2017
38. "Prediction of English Language Proficiency Level Using Multiple Intelligences Theory and Critical Thinking Skills. Language and Translation,"
    Zahra Shahrabi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Language and Translation Studies, Vol. 7, No 3, pp.1-11, 2017
39. "Differential Item Functioning Analysis of High-Stakes Test in Terms of Gender: A Rasch Model Approach"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, SOODEH BORDBAR
    Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, Vol. 5, No 1, 2017
40. "The impact of background knowledge on test performance: A multivariate G-theory approach"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    International Journal of Language Studies, Vol. 11, No 1, pp.23-44, 2017
41. "THE CHALLENGES AND RESERVATIONS OF PLANNING CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION IN IRANIAN EFL SETTING: A SHOCKING PEDAGOGY"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, اکرم نیر نیا, Ali Panahi Masjedlou, Hassan Mohebbi
    Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, Vol. 4, No 3, 2016
42. "Teacher wait-time and learner initiation: A single case analysis"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Baqer Yaqubi, Mostafa Pourhaji Rokni
    JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING, Vol. 18, No 1, 2016
43. "ELT PROGRAM IN IRANIAN HIGH SCHOOLS: FROM PERCEPTION TO PRACTICE"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sayed Javad Tabaei Fard
    MODERN JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS, Vol. 6, No 8, pp.8-19, 2016
44. "Computer literacy in learning academic English: Iranian EAP students' and instrucors' attitudes and perspectives"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Davoud Borzabadi Farahani, Reza Dashtesani
    Teaching English with Technology, Vol. 16, No 4, pp.56-77, 2016
45. "Dynamic Assessment of writing: The effect of mediation on rule internalization"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mahboubeh Taghizadeh
    Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 3, No 2, pp.49-68, 2016
46. "Built-In Learner Participation Potential of Locally- and Globally-Designed ELT Materials"
    Mostafa Pourhaji, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sedigher Karimpour
    Teaching English as a Second Language Quarterly, Vol. 53, No 3, pp.119-156, 2016
47. "A Comparative Study of the Language Learning Environment of a Flipped Class Versus a Traditional Class"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Yaghoub Salehi
    Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research (JALLR), Vol. 3, No 7, pp.207-218, 2016
48. "An Evaluation of English for Tourism Purposes Program in Iranian Universities"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Asadollah Sharifi
    MODERN JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS, Vol. 6, No 6, pp.452-466, 2016
49. "Instruction of Metacognitive Listening Strategies through Audio and Videa Texts"
    Abbasali Rezaei, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Majid Nematpour
    The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, Vol. 5, No 1, pp.55-94, 2016
50. "The Effect of Traditional Scaffolding Treatments on the Iranian Efl Learners' Performance on the Speaking Sub-Skills of Pronunciation, Fluency, Lexicon, and Grammar"
    Seyyed Hassan Mirahmadi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    MODERN JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS, Vol. 6, No 2, 2016
51. "COMPUTER LITERACY IN LEARNING ACADEMIC ENGLISH: IRANIAN EAP STUDENTS’AND INSTRUCTORS’ATTITUDES AND PERSPECTIVES"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Davoud Borzabadi Farahani, Seyed Reza Dashtestani
    Teaching English with Technology, Vol. 16/4, pp.56-77, 2016
52. "Diagnosing the Iranian L2 Writing Ability Using Self-Assessment and Level Specific Approaches"
    Mahboubeh Taghizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Abbasali Rezaei
    The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL, Vol. 7, No 1, pp.143-173, 2016
53. "THE EFFECT OF COLLABORATIVE WRITING PRACTICE ON EFL LEARNERS’ WRITING ACCURACY, COMPLEXITY AND FLUENCY"
    Ali Gholami Mehrdad, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohamad Khatib
    MODERN JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS, Vol. 6, No 1, pp.285-296, 2016
54. "The Role of Traditional and Virtual Scaffolding in Developing Speaking Ability of Iranian EFL Learners"
    Seyyed Hassan Mirahmadi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    International Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 6, No 2, 2016
55. "Contract Learning As an Approach to Individualizing EFL Education in the Context of Assessment for Learning"
    Hamed Zandi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Language Assessment Quarterly, Vol. 12, No 4, pp.409-429, 2015
56. "Task Difficulty of Macro-Genres and Reading Strategies and Reading Comprehension"
    Afsar Rouhi, Manoucher Jafarigohar, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Yadollah Hosseini
    International Journal of Asian Social Science, Vol. 5, No 11, pp.656-677, 2015
57. "Towards a learner-centered approach to academic writing instruction in the teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) context of Iran"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Majid Nemati, Seyed Reza Dashtestani
    Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, Vol. 3/2, pp.229-240, 2015
58. "English for academic purposes (EAP) instructors’ perspectives on the integration of formative assessment in the EAP context of Iran"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Seyed Reza Dashtestani
    Asian ESP Journal, Vol. 11, No 1, pp.64-94, 2015
59. "Identification and distribution of interactional contexts in EFL classes: the effect of two contextual factors"
    Mostafa Pourhaji, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING, Vol. 1, No 15, pp.93-123, 2015
60. "Toward a learner-centered approach to academic writing instruction in the teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) context of Iran"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Majid Nemati, Reza Dashtestani
    Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes, Vol. 3, No 2, pp.229-240, 2015
61. "The Effect of Foregrounding and Backgrounding on Grammatical Complexity and Lexical Diversity of Oral Production of EFL Learners in a Foreign Language Learning Context"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Davoud Borzabadi Farahani, Javad Mohammadi
    English Language Teaching, Vol. 1, No 1, pp.1-18, 2014
62. "An investigation into teacher's first language use in a second language learning classroom context: A Questionnaire-based study"
    Hassan Mohebbi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Bellaterra Journal of Teaching and Learning Language and Literature, Vol. 7, No 4, pp.57-73, 2014
63. "Comparing Two Pre-listening Supports with Iranian EFL Learners: Opportunity or Obstacle"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Fatemeh Janbaz
    RELC Journal, Vol. 45, No 3, pp.253-267, 2014
64. "Examining the emotional influences of computerized dynamic assessment on EFL learners"
    Ghasem Modarresi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    International Journal of Language Leanring and Applied Linguistics world, Vol. 7, No 3, pp.138-155, 2014
65. "Detecting Gender DIF with an English Proficiency Test in EFL context"
    Seyed Mohammad Reza Amirian, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Angel M. Fidalgo
    Iranian Journal of Language Testing, Vol. 4, No 2, pp.187-202, 2014
66. "Contribution of Learner Autonomy to Listening Comprehension Problems of EFL Learners"
    Bahareh Zhalehgooyan, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Frontiers of Language and Teaching, Vol. 5, No 2, pp.86-98, 2014
67. "A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis of Higher Education Students’ Perspectives on the Use of E-books for Learning Academic English"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Reza Dashtestani
    Asian ESP Journal, Vol. 10, No 1, pp.2-27, 2014
68. "diagnosing L2 Learners' Language Skills Based on the Use of a Web-Based Assessment Tool Called Dialang"
    Mahboubeh Taghizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Abbasali Rezaei
    International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, Vol. 29, No 2, pp.1-28, 2014
69. "Strategies for testing statistical and practical significance in detecting DIF with logistic regression models"
    Angel M. Fidalgo, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sayyed Mohammad Reza Amirian
    Language Testing, Vol. 31, No 4, pp.1-19, 2014
70. "Effects of unenhanced, enhanced, and elaborated input on learning English phrasal verbs"
    Parviz Birjandi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shaban Najafi Karimi
    International Journal of Research Studies in Language Learning, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.43-59, 2014
71. "A Comparative Move Analysis Study of Theses Abstracts Written by Iranian M.A. Students of TEFL and English Literature"
    Maryam Ghasemi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Online International Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 3, No 1, pp.5-15, 2014
72. "The Effect of Test Specifications Review on Improving the Quality of a Test"
    Hamed Zandi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, Vol. 2, No 1, pp.1-14, 2014
73. "Dynamic Assessment of Writing: The Impact of Implicit/Explicit Mediations on L2 Learners' Internalization of Writing Skills and Strategies"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mahboubeh Taghizadeh
    Educational Assessment, Vol. 19, No 1, pp.1-16, 2014
74. "A critical overview of computerized dynamic assessment software programs."
    Ghasem Modarresi, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Elixir International journal, Vol. 60, No 1, pp.19518-19524, 2013
75. "Alternative assessment or traditional testing: How do Iranian EFL teachers respond?"
    Abbasali Rezaei, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Enayat Shabani
    TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SOCIETY OF IRAN (TELLSI), Vol. 7, No 2, 2013
76. "A Comparative Study of the Effects of Task-Based Writing under Different Pre-Task Planning Conditions on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Written Performance in Personal and Decision-Making Tasks."
    Narjess Ashari Tabar, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences, Vol. 5, No 1, pp.978-970, 2013
77. "Cognitive presence in virtual learning community: An EFL case"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mahboubeh Taghizadeh
    Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 27, No 1, pp.1-15, 2013
78. "The role of vocabulary size in predicting performance on TOEFL reading item types"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Is'haag Akbarian
    System, Vol. 40, No 3, pp.376-385, 2012
79. "Comparing the contribution of vocabulary breadth to IELTS and TOEFL reading subtests"
    Is'haaq Akbarian, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Porta Linguarum, Vol. 20, No 1, pp.151-135, 2012
80. "Preferences for interactional feedback: difference between learners and teachers"
    Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sajjad Sepehrinia
    Language Learning Journal, Vol. 40, No 1, pp.1-20, 2012
81. "Schema based instructional and general English courses at Iranian universities"
    ابراهیم خدادادی, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Saber Khaghaninezhad
    Iranian EFL journal, Vol. 8, No 2, pp.44-68, 2012
82. "A Closer Look at Reading Strategy Use in Reading Section of TOEFL iBT"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Soodeh Bordbar
    Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 2, No 3, 2012
83. "Teaching general English in academic context: schema-based or translation based approach?"
    ابراهیم خدادادی, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    International Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.56-89, 2012
84. "Group Dynamic Assessment: An Inventory of Mediational Strategies for Teaching Listening"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Karim Shabani
    JOURNAL OFTEACHING LANGUAGE SKILLS, Vol. 30, No 4, pp.27-58, 2012
85. "Diagnostic potential of group dynamic assessment."
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Karim Shabani
    Elixir International journal, Vol. 41, No 1, pp.6028-6022, 2011
86. "Academic Discipline DIF in an English Language Proficiency"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Abbasali Rezaei, Sayyed Mohammad Reza Amirian
    JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING, Vol. 5, No 7, 2011
87. "Application of Structural Equation Modeling in EFL Testing: A report of two Iranian studies"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hamed Ghaemi
    language testing in asia, Vol. 1, No 3, pp.22-35, 2011
88. "The Factor Structure of a Written English Proficiency Test: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Akram Nayernia
    Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, Vol. 3, No 2, pp.27-50, 2011
89. "Schema Based Instruction: A Novel Approach to Teaching English to Iranian University Students"
    Ebrahim Khodadady, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Ferdowsi Review-Journal of TeselLiterature and Translation, Vol. 2, No 1, pp.3-21, 2011
90. "Differential Item Functioning and ad hoc interpretations"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    آموزش زبان انگلیسی, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.1-18, 2010
91. "Differential item functioning and ad hoc interpretations"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    Tell Si, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.1-18, 2010
92. "Schema - Based Instruction : A Novel Approach to Teaching English to Iranian University Students"
    Ebrahim Khodadady , Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Saber Khaghaninejad
    Ferdowsi Review, Vol. 2, No 1, pp.3-21, 2010
93. "Feedback Expectancy and EFL Learners' Achievement in English"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani
    Porta Linguarum, Vol. 11, No 1, pp.99-114, 2009
94. "Feedback expectancy and EFL learners’ Achievement in English"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah
    Porta Linguarum, Vol. 11, pp.99-114, 2009
95. "On the adequacy of verbal protocols in examining an underlying construct of a test"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Studies in Educational Evaluation, Vol. 31, No 1, pp.1-26, 2005
96. "Methods and Challenges of Teaching English to Blind and Visually-Impaired Students at the Iranian Special Needs Schools"
    SAMIRA JANDAGHI AMIRABADI, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
    Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 14, No 3, 2024
97. "Investigating the Effect of Working Memory Capacity on English Vocabulary and Grammar Learning in Inductive and Deductive Instructional Methods"
    Majid Nemati, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Asieh Seifi
    Language Related Research, Vol. 13, No 4, 2022
98. "Validation of a CEFR Based Test and Fairness in Assessment"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami, Davood Sepahi
    Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 12, No 1, 2022
99. "An exploration of teachers' assessment literacy in Iran"
    Zohreh Mehmandoust, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani
    Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 8, No 2, 2018
100. "Dynamic Assessment of Pragmatic Competence: A Case of Speech Acts of Apology and Request"
     Mahboubeh Shahsavar, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Hussien Norouzi
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 8, No 1, 2018
101. "The Effect of Flipped Professional Development On English Language Teachers’ Engagement and Attitude"
     Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Fatemeh Fazlali
     Research in Contemporary World Literature, Vol. 7, No 2, pp.471-496, 2018
102. "COGNITIVE DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT OF A READING COMPREHENSION TEST BATTERY FOR FORMATIVE DIAGNOSTIC FEEDBACK"
     Fatemeh Ranjbaran, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 6, No 2, pp.321-342, 2017
103. "An investigation int the role of culture within cooperative learning: The Cognitive drivers"
     Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Tamimi
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 4, No 2, pp.341-372, 2017
104. "An Evaluation of the Quality of English for Tourism Purposes Program in Iranian Universities"
     Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Asadollah Sharifi
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 5, No 2, pp.353-374, 2016
105. "Comparing Reliability and Item Difficulty of Multiple-Choice and Translation Questions on a Test of Grammatical Knowledge"
     Hamed Zandi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 3, No 1, pp.117-133, 2014
106. "Evaluation of new English Language Teaching Programs of First and Second Grades of Iranian High Schools"
     Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sayed Javad Tabaeifard
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 4, No 1, pp.83-106, 2014
107. "Adult and young language learners' preferences for oral corrective feedback"
     Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Sajjad Sepehrinia
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. 2, No 2, pp.115-135, 2013
108. "بررسی تاثیر آموزش بر ارتقای سطح آگاهی زبان آموزان از منظور شناسی زبان خارجی"
     Seyed Mohammad Alavi, شادی دینی
     Research in Contemporary World Literature, Vol. -, No 45, pp.99-114, 2008
109. "نقش دانش گرامر و واژگان در تست خواندن و درک مطلب"
     Seyed Mohammad Alavi
     Journal of Foreign Language Research, Vol. -, No 17, pp.93-114, 2004

Conference Paper

1. "Potential barriers to DGBL implementation in Iran"
   Hossein Mohseni, Seyed Reza Dashtestani, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
   18th International TELLSI Conference, 2021
2. "Diagnostic assessment of listening module of international English language testing system: GDINA PRUM model"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
   The second national conference on English language studies: Applied Linguistics perspectives on EFL, 2018
3. "Reconceptualization of language test validity in classroom assessment"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi
   The second national conference on English language studies: Applied Linguistics perspectives on EFL, 2018
4. "Construct Validity of the Listening Module of International English Language Testing System (IELTS)"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
   First National Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2018
5. "A Review of Recycling the Persistent Problems and Validity Issues"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Ali Panahi Masjedlou
   First International Conference on Language Focus (LTTL 2017), 2017
6. "Differential Item Functioning of Iranian National University Entrance Examination for Foreign Language: The Effect of Background Knowledge"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Shiva Kaivanpanah Maralani, Fatemeh Banaee
   Annual Conference on Recent Research in English Language Teaching, 2017
7. "An assessment of EFL learners' preferences for oral corrective feedback"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Faranak Zahmatkesh
   The Impact of Language Testing and Assessment, 2013
8. "Examining refusal competence of MBA and Law students across their comprehension ability"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Helaleh Oveisi
   Second National Conference on Language, Discourse, and Pragmatics, 2013
9. "Exploring Sources of English Language Teacher Motivation"
   Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Zohreh Mehmandoust
   The 1st Conference on Language Learning and Teaching: An Interdisciplinary Approach (LLT_IA), 2012
10. "Assessing grammatical knowledge of Iranian EFL freshman through computerized dynamic assessment: an interventionist approach"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Ali Mehri Kamrood
    The 10th International TELLSI Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy, and Practice., 2012
11. "The impact of task complexity and reading proficiency level on learners' pedagogic task performance."
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Reza Bagheri Nevisi
    October 16-19, 2012 The 10th International TELLSI Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy, and Practice. Title Assessing grammatical, 2012
12. "The effects of task structure, gender, pre-task planning and on-line planning on different aspects of Iranian advanced EFL learners' performance in written tasks."
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Narges Davoodi, Sekineh Jafari
    The 10th International TELLSI Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy, and Practice., 2012
13. "Toward a model of language teacher assessment: construct, concerns, and challenges"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    The 10th International TELLSI Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy, and Practice, 2012
14. "Challenges, Claims, and Perspectives of Computer Based Language Assessment/Learning in Measuring Language Abilities"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    The Frist International Interdisciplinary Conference on Art, Language, and Technology ICALT 2012, 2012
15. "Cognitive Presence in Virtual Learing Community: Any EFL Case?"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mahboubeh Taghizadeh
    The Frist International Interdisciplinary Conference on Art, Language, and Technology ICALT 2012, 2012
16. "Emotional intelligence and reading strategy use"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Achieving Excellence through life skills education, 2012
17. "Examining the construct validity of TOEFL-iBT reading comprehension test type using a verbal protocol"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Fatemeh Danesh
    ALTE 4th International Conference, 2011
18. "Using Test Taking Strategies in TOEFL iBT Reading Comprehension Item Types"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Soodeh Bordbar
    British Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference 2010, 2010
19. "Classroom Based Assessment: Issues, Challanges, and Concerns"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    First National Conference on Language, Discourse, and Pragmatics, 2010
20. "Contribution of background knowledge to language knowledge"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Afsaneh Dehnad
    The 5th Conference on Issues in English Language Teaching in Iran., 2010
21. "Effect of Test Method on L2 pragmatic Appropriatness of EFL learners"
    Shadi Dini, Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    The 7th International TELLSI Conference, 2009
22. "Language Assessment in Classroom: Does it Follow Language Education Accountability?"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi
    Reginal Conference on English Literature, TEFL, and Translation Studies, 2009
23. "Toward developing a sociocognitive model of academic writing"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Naimeh Bakshiri
    The 8th IELTI of University of Tehran, 2017
24. "The washback effect of Iraqi University English Enterance Examination on English Teachers' Teaching"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Twana Hamad Rasool
    The 8th IELTI of University of Tehran, 2017
25. "Peer, teacher, and self assessment of EFL writing: Holistic and analytic approaches"
    Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Tayebeh Najafi, ندا فاتحی راد
    The 14th International TELLSI conference, 2016