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Placing Students for Success: A Comparison of IELTS, Local, and Other Placement Methods for English for Academic Purposes Courses

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Steiger, Jane – BC TEAL Journal, 2022

While previous research on student success has focused on disciplinary academic classes and programs with varying results regarding the predictive validity of English proficiency tests, namely the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), none have studied student success within the non-program-specific context of an English for…

Descriptors: Student Placement, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)

A Comparative Investigation into Understandings and Uses of the "TOEFL iBT"® Test, the International English Language Testing Service (Academic) Test, and the Pearson Test of English for Graduate Admissions in the United States and Australia: A Case Study of Two University Contexts. "TOEFL iBT"® Research Report. TOEFL iBT-24. ETS Research Report. RR-14-44

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Ginther, April; Elder, Catherine – ETS Research Report Series, 2014

In line with expanded conceptualizations of validity that encompass the interpretations and uses of test scores in particular policy contexts, this report presents results of a comparative analysis of institutional understandings and uses of 3 international English proficiency tests widely used for tertiary selection--the "TOEFL iBT"®…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Questionnaires