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Download full textSenefonte, Fabio Henrique Rosa – Online Submission, 2019
Unquestionably, discussions on the internationalization of higher education have gained currency in the educational context (Knight, 2004; Altbach; Knight, 2007; Delgado-Marquez; Hurtado-Torres; Bondar, 2011), and language policies prove to be a crucial issue in the internationalization arena. In this regard, Paraná's government created the Paraná…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Des Brisay, Margaret – 1993
It is noted that while language proficiency tests are not an ideal method for predicting student performance, they are commonly used as admission criteria. A methodology for comparing college tests of English as a Second Language (ESL) that are used for program admission is offered. The procedure imposes certain constraints on data collection,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
Friedman, Charles B. – 1984
A method for asessing second language test validity by modifying and applying statistical test bias techniques to the performance of language learners from different native language groups was developed out of concern for internal test bias, both overall and item-related. Valid tests should contain some items testing differential performance…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Research Methodology
Hale, Gordon A.; And Others – 1989
Previous studies found inconsistent results about the factor structure of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with one study finding a two-factor structure and the other, a three-factor solution. This study investigated those inconsistencies and provided further information about the TOEFL factor structure. It was hypothesized that…
Descriptors: Ability, Adults, English (Second Language), Factor Structure
Peer reviewedHale, Gordon A.; Courtney, Rosalea – Language Testing, 1994
Examined the effects of taking notes during a listening comprehension test containing short monologues. A multiple-choice questionnaire surveyed student reaction to the opportunity. Allowing students to take notes had little effect on their performance, and urging them to do so significantly impaired it. (16 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Tests
Boldt, R. F. – 1994
The comparison of item response theory models for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) was extended to an equating context as simulation trials were used to "equate the test to itself." Equating sample data were generated from administration of identical item sets. Equatings that used procedures based on each model (simple…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores, English (Second Language), Equated Scores
