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Peer reviewedPurpura, James E. – Language Testing, 1998
Uses structural equation modelling to examine the relationship between learning strategy use and second-language test performance (SLTP) in 1,382 high- and low-ability test takers. Results showed metacognitive strategy use and SLTP models produced similar factorial structures for each group; cognitive strategy use models differed. This suggests…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Language Aptitude, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Peer reviewedZeidner, Moshe – Language Testing, 1986
Examines the validity of the cultural bias contention with respect to English aptitude tests by looking at test scores of Jewish and Arab students applying for admission to a college in Israel. Results show evidence for differential construct or predictive validity of test scores as a function of cultural group membership. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Arabic, Comparative Analysis, Culture Fair Tests
