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Pae, Tae-Il – Language Testing, 2012
This study tracked gender differential item functioning (DIF) on the English subtest of the Korean College Scholastic Aptitude Test (KCSAT) over a nine-year period across three data points, using both the Mantel-Haenszel (MH) and item response theory likelihood ratio (IRT-LR) procedures. Further, the study identified two factors (i.e. reading…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Academic Aptitude, Language Tests, Test Items
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Stokes-Guinan, Katie; Goldenberg, Claude – CATESOL Journal, 2011
Both California state law and the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) require that all schools assess the English language proficiency of newly enrolled students who speak a language other than English at home and, annually, all English learners (ELs) already enrolled. California meets this requirement by administering the California English…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Skills
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Des Brisay, Margaret – TESL Canada Journal, 1994
Data from the Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTEST) are compared to data from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to establish CanTEST as a valid admissions tool for English-as-a-Second Language college applicants. Data are taken from four groups of examinees who took both tests. (eight references) (LR)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Correlation