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The authors suggested that the 8-option format tended to overestimate learners' actual knowledge more seriously than did the 6-option format and thus may be a less desirable choice for assessing learners' depth knowledge.

Yet, as is clear from the review, the validation evidence for WAF tests is limited, even though they overall have been found to be reliable and valid in assessing learners' depth of vocabulary knowledge with a focus on their lexical network knowledge.

Word Associates Format WAFF) tests are often used to measure second language learners' vocabulary depth with a focus on their network knowledge.

*Schmitt et al.'s (2011) finding appeared to suggest that compared to the other two distributions, the 1 3 distribution might be most susceptible to guessing and overestimate learners' actual depth knowledge.

This paper reviewed the general practices, key issues, and research findings that pertain to WAF tests as a measure of L2 learners' vocabulary depth with a focus on network knowledge.

As a highlight, a common practice for using WAT tests as research tools is that the scores for paradigmatic and syntagmatic association are simply aggregated to form a total score to index learners' vocabulary depth.

For example, those items with the 2 2 distribution showed the strongest correlation between the paper test scores and the scores on an interview, which was believed to better represent learners' actual depth knowledge (r about.871).871

If a very good factor structure is established, it would be even better to create a latent variable (or calculate a factor sore) to index learners' vocabulary depth rather than a simple aggregated score.

Before more conclusive evidence is obtained in the future, it does not seem as explicit as researchers often did to simply aggregate the scores for different types of association to form a total score to represent learners' vocabulary depth knowledge (see Additional file 1: Appendix A).

It is suggested that in future use of WAF tests, separate scores for different types of association and their internal relationships (e.g., correlation) should at least be first reported before a combined score is used to index learners' vocabulary depth.

One of the purposes of driver's education is to ensure that all learners receive in-depth training, particularly since there is no way to track whether every parent has covered all of the material in the driver's manual.