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Long-Term Crosslinguistic Transfer of Skills from L1 to L2
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Sparks, Richard; Patton, Jon; Ganschow, Leonore; Humbach, Nancy – Language Learning, 2009
This study investigated the relationship of first language (L1) skills in elementary school and second language (L2) learning in high school. Students classified as high-, average-, and low-proficiency L2 learners were compared on L1 achievement measures of reading, spelling, vocabulary, phonological awareness, and listening comprehension…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Spelling, Phonological Awareness, Decoding (Reading)
Developing, Piloting, and Validating an Instrument to Measure Young Learners' Aptitude
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Kiss, Csilla; Nikolov, Marianne – Language Learning, 2005
This study aimed to develop, pilot, and validate an aptitude test for Hungarian learners of English. A literature review on the construct and tests of aptitude is followed by two parts: a pilot phase on the development of a new aptitude test and a main study involving 419 12-year-old children in 10 schools. Data were collected on the aptitude…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Achievement Tests, English (Second Language)
The Culver City Spanish Immersion Program: How Does Summer Recess Affect Spanish Speaking Ability?
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Language Learning, 1974
Patterns of foreign language retention among young children who have been removed from a language contact situation for a period of time are studied. (PP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Language Learning Levels, Retention Studies
Variables Affecting Native Mexican Children's Learning Spanish as a Second Language.
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Briere, Eugene J. – Language Learning, 1978
Describes a study designed to measure several variables and their effect on the language achievement of native Mexican children learning Spanish as a second language. (AM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age, Analysis of Variance, Elementary Education
The Cloze Test as an Alternative Measure of Language Proficiency of Children Considered for Exit from Bilingual Education Programs.
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Laesch, Kelley Bowers; van Kleeck, Anne – Language Learning, 1987
Assesses the validity of Language Assessment Scales (LAS) and a cloze test in measuring language proficiency. The LAS and two written cloze passages were administered to 28 Mexican-American third graders enrolled in bilingual classes. The cloze test correlated significantly only with the California Test of Basic Skills. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Cloze Procedure
Problems in Foreign Language Testing; Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of Michigan, September 1967.
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Upshur, John A., Ed.; Fata, Julia, Ed. – Language Learning, 1968
The 14 conference papers and discussion transcripts in this volume were arranged to suggest both an outline of the state of the art of foreign language testing and a practical guide for test writers and users. The first two papers (T.R. Hopkins, Language Testing of North American Indians; and E.J. Briere, Testing ESL Among Navajo Children) deal…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, American Indians, Aptitude Tests, Bilingualism