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Language Background and Assessment in the Physical Sciences.
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Logan, Peter; Hazel, Elizabeth – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1999
An Australian study examined the role of language background and gender in the assessment of native and non-native English-speaking university students enrolled in physics courses. Attention was given to differential performance and was analyzed in relation to test-item type and level of student communication skills. Implications for academic…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries