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English Proficiency, Verbal Aptitude, and Foreign Student Success in American Graduate Schools
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Sharon, Amiel T. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Results of this study indicate that an English proficiency test such as TOEFL may raise the validity of the GRE aptitude tests in predicting foreign students' graduate school GPA. (Author)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Study
Predicting Academic Achievement among Bilingual Hispanic College Technical Students.
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Mestre, Jose P. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
The predictive validity of several mathematics and language variables relative to criteria of grade point average and word problem-solving skills for 60 bilingual Hispanic technical students is investigated. Examination of standardized college admission criteria is urged. Revealed is a disparity in academic performance between bilingual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Engineering Education, Grade Point Average
The Predictive Validation of an Instrument Designed to Measure Student Anxiety in Learning a Foreign Language.
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Sanchez-Herrero, Silvia A.; Sanchez, Ma del Pilar – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
A study with 118 male and 87 female junior high school students in Spain using a scale developed to assess anxiety among Spanish students associated with learning a second language found a relationship between low anxiety and superior performance in the second language (English). The scale obtained predictive validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Ability