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Language Testing and Intelligence Testing: Friends or Foes? Occasional Papers on Linguistics, No. 1.
Download full textAngelis, Paul J. – 1977
This paper discusses the relationship between language proficiency and intelligence. In particular, the paper is concerned with the elements of intelligence testing which creep into tests designed to determine language proficiency, and the proliferation of testing of all types and the kinds of interpretations made of these tests. Particular…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Aptitude Tests, English (Second Language), Higher Education
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
Des Brisay, Margaret; Ready, Doreen – 1991
The use of test results as a criterion for evaluating the design of an intensive English language program is examined in one Canadian university program in Indonesia. The study was investigating whether: (1) realistic estimates of training needs were being made; (2) data from other tests would enable better prediction of student outcomes, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
