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MacFarlane, Marco; Barr, Christopher; Uccelli, Paola – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Recently a novel instrument -- the Core Academic Language Instrument (CALS-I) -- aimed at testing a constellation of school-relevant English language skills was developed and validated for use in the United States (Uccelli, Barr, Dobbs, Galloway, Meneses and Sánchez, 2015. Core Academic Language Skills: An expanded operational construct and a…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals), Academic Language, Foreign Countries
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Bischof, Deborah Lokai – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2005
Curriculum surveys are used periodically to validate the use of Advanced Place Program[R] (AP[R]) Exams as assessments of skills required for advanced college-level study. In the case of AP German Language, the target level is third-year college language study. This article presents results from a 2003 curriculum survey completed by third-year…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Curriculum
Farnham, Nicholas; And Others – 1982
Consisting of four papers, this study examines university entrance examinations in France, Great Britain, and West Germany and compares them to similar tests in the United States on the basis of three subjects: world history, language study, and biology. The first paper, "The Relationship of the Examinations to the Secondary School Age…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Biology, College Entrance Examinations