Descriptor
| College Students | 4 |
| Graduation Requirements | 4 |
| Higher Education | 4 |
| Learning Disabilities | 3 |
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| College Second Language… | 2 |
| Comparative Analysis | 2 |
| Intelligence Differences | 2 |
| Second Language Programs | 2 |
| Student Characteristics | 2 |
| Academic Ability | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Ganschow, Leonore | 2 |
| Javorsky, James | 2 |
| Philips, Lois | 2 |
| Sparks, Richard L. | 2 |
| Demuth, Katherine A. | 1 |
| Smith, Nathaniel B. | 1 |
| Verts, Lita J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Modern Language Aptitude Test | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedSparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Ganschow, Leonore; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A comparison of 46 college students with learning disabilities (LD) who received permission to waive a foreign language (FL) requirement with 21 students with LD who fulfilled the requirement found that more students who had petitioned had a 1.0 standard deviation discrepancy between IQ and achievement and were referred only for FL learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Graduation Requirements
Peer reviewedSparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Ganschow, Leonore; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
A study of 86 college students with learning disabilities (LD) that received permission to substitute courses for a foreign language (FL) requirement found that there were no differences in cognitive and academic achievement among students with different levels of discrepancy, graduating grade point average (GPA), or college FL GPA. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedDemuth, Katherine A.; Smith, Nathaniel B. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
A new program at Boston University that identifies students who would have great difficulty fulfilling their foreign language requirement is described. This program offers an alternative sequence of courses designed to help these students achieve foreign language learning success. (LMO)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Course Content, Course Organization
Verts, Lita J. – 1984
In 1980, Oregon State University began a program going beyond the usual procedure for students of English as a second language (ESL), which involved putting them in intensive English programs until they could pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language and then sending them on to a regular academic program. It was found that this traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Advising, Asian Americans, Cheating
