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Kann, Hans-Joachim – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1976
Criticizes the acceptance of the error quotient in evaluating linguistic achievement in the current "uniform" graduation examination in English. Offers examples of the unsuitability of this requirement and calls for a new, more balanced solution. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Graduation Requirements
Koch, Holger; Scheibner-Herzig, Gudrun – Englisch, 1971
Expanded version of a lecture given at a meeting of the Teachers of Modern Languages in Colleges of Education (Tagung der Fachdidaktiker fur neuere Sprachen an den Padagogischen Hochschulen), October 1, 1970 in Luneburg, West Germany. (RS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, English (Second Language)
Download full textFarnham, 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
