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Direct linkBridgeman, Brent – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2016
Scores on essay-based assessments that are part of standardized admissions tests are typically given relatively little weight in admissions decisions compared to the weight given to scores from multiple-choice assessments. Evidence is presented to suggest that more weight should be given to these assessments. The reliability of the writing scores…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Scores, Standardized Tests, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedBachman, Lyle F.; And Others – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1990
The abilities measured by the First Certificate of English (FCE) administered by the Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate are compared with the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) administered by the Educational Testing Service. The analyses suggest that the FCE and TOEFL appear to measure the same common aspect of language…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Download full textOltman, Philip K.; Stricker, Lawrence J. – 1988
A study examined the relationship of native language and level of English proficiency to the structure of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Using all of the information provided by various responses to the test's items (the four alternatives, omitted, and not reached), the items' interrelations were analyzed by three-way…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedRyan, Katherine E.; Bachman, Lyle F. – Language Testing, 1992
The extent to which items from the Test of English as a Foreign Language and the First Certificate in English function differently for test-takers of equal ability from different native language and curricular backgrounds was investigated. Results suggest a need for methods like logistic regression to examine nonuniform differential item…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Tests
Peer reviewedMorgan, Bruce S. – College and University, 1990
A survey of 105 institutions concerning their use of 3 standardized English tests with foreign graduate students investigated the differences in use and variance among test scores established by different institutions. Overall, results indicate the language proficiency of international graduate students is not examined very carefully before…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Graduate Students
