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Determining Exemptions from Foreign Language Requirements: Use of the Modern Language Aptitude Test.
Peer reviewedGoodman, Joan F.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1990
The short form of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) was administered to 587 university students, and scores were validated against final first and second semester grades in introductory foreign language classes for 529 and 365 students, respectively. The MLAT failed to distinguish good from poor students. (TJH)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Equivalency Tests
