Peer-reviewed journal articles
Callesano, S., Delgado, R., Ma, W., & Trybulec, E. (in press). Social variation of code-switching acceptability. International Journal of Bilingualism.
Callesano, S., Delgado, R., Ma, W., Trybulec, E., & Reyes, G. (2025). Contextualizing code-switching through reggaetón labels and social variation: An acceptability judgment task. Frontiers in Communication. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1490299
Hui, B., Ma, W., & Hübner, N. (2023). Alternatives to traditional outcome modeling approaches in applied linguistics: A primer on propensity score matching. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100066
Draper, R., Ellinger, D., Trottier, M., Armstrong, K., & Ma, W. (2023). Ultrasound education in an elective course in the undergraduate medical curriculum improves students’ subjective learning and clinical rotation and residency preparedness. Medical Science Educator. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-023-01800-4
Ma, W. & Winke, P. (2022). An investigation of the impact of jagged profile on L2 speaking test ratings: Evidence from rating and eye-tracking data. Language Assessment Quarterly. 19(4), 394-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/15434303.2022.2078720
Kessler, M., Ma, W., & Solheim, I. (2022). The effects of topic familiarity on text quality, complexity, accuracy, and fluency. TESOL Quarterly. 56(4), 1163-1190. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.3096
Ma, W. (2022). What the analytic versus holistic scoring of international teaching assistants can reveal: Lexical grammar matters. Language Testing. 39(2), 239-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/02655322211040020
Ma, W., & Winke, P. (2019). Self-assessment: How reliable is it in assessing the oral proficiency of Chinese learners? Foreign Language Annals, 52(1), 66-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12379 (Click here to watch the video abstract)
Book chapters
Burton, D. & Ma, W. (2025). Online surveys and questionnaires in applied linguistics research. In M. Kessler (Ed), Online and Internet-Based Research Methods in Applied Linguistics.
Ma, W., & Green-Eneix, C. (2022). International Chinese students’ navigation of linguistic and learning resources. In P. De Costa, W. Li, & J. Lee (Eds), International Students’ Multilingual Literacy Practices (pp. 67-87). Multilingual Matters.
Winke, P. & Ma, W. (2019). The assessment of Chinese L2 proficiency. In C. Shei, M. Zikpi, & D. Chao (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Language Teaching (pp. 405-422). New York, NY: Routledge.
Data publications
Ma, W. (2021). Data and codebook for Language Assessment Quarterly article: An investigation of the impact of jagged profile on L2 speaking test ratings – Evidence from rating and eye-tracking data. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-09-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/E150761V1
Ma, W. (2021). Data and codebook for Language Testing article: What the analytic versus holistic scoring of international teaching assistants can reveal: Lexical grammar matters. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-02-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E115966V2
Winke, P., & Ma, W. (2018). Data and codebook for FLA article: Self-assessment: How reliable is it in assessing oral proficiency over time? Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-12-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/E107833V2
Technical reports
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., DeCicco, B., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 CAFAS aggregate report of initial assessments [CAFAS Report 1 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., DeCicco, B., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 CAFAS aggregate report of second assessments [CAFAS Report 1a prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., DeCicco, B., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 CAFAS aggregate report of outcomes from initial to exit assessment [CAFAS Report 2 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., DeCicco, B., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 CAFAS results for individual PMTO cases (pre-treatment to post-treatment) [CAFAS Report 3 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., DeCicco, B., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 CAFAS results for group PMTO cases (pre-treatment to post-treatment) [CAFAS Report 4 Report prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 PECFAS aggregate report of initial assessments [PECFAS Report 5 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 PECFAS aggregate report of second assessments [PECFAS Report 5a prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 PECFAS aggregate report of outcomes from initial to exit assessment [PECFAS Report 6 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 PECFAS results for individual PMTO cases (pre-treatment to post-treatment) [PECFAS Report 7 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Pierce, S. J., Ma, W., & Yao, S. X. (2022, November 4). FY 2021 PECFAS results for group PMTO cases (pre-treatment to post-treatment) [PECFAS Report 8 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Ma, W., & Pierce, S. J. (2022, November 4). 2011-2021 CAFAS aggregate report of trends in initial assessments [CAFAS Report 9 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Ma, W., & Pierce, S. J. (2022, November 4). 2011-2021 CAFAS aggregate report of trends in outcomes from initial to exit [CAFAS Report 10 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Ma, W., & Pierce, S. J. (2022, November 4). 2011-2021 PECFAS aggregate report of trends in initial assessments [PECFAS Report 11 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.
Carlson, J. S., Ma, W., & Pierce, S. J. (2022, November 4). 2011-2021 PECFAS aggregate report of trends in outcomes from initial to exit [PECFAS Report 12 prepared for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services]. Michigan State University.