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Peer reviewedPang, Lee Yick – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1984
Examines and contests the claim that all language tests are in reality testing the same underlying ability which is very similar to the Spearman g-factor for intelligence. Conclusions indicate that the argument for the existence of a g-factor in language tests is not tenable on statistical grounds. (SL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
