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Direct linkSudina, Ekaterina; Brown, Jason; Datzman, Brien; Oki, Yukiko; Song, Katherine; Cavanaugh, Robert; Thiruchelvam, Bala; Plonsky, Luke – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
'Grit' has been identified as an important predictor of success in a number of academic and non-academic domains (Duckworth, A. L., C. Peterson, M. D. Matthews, and D. R. Kelly. 2007. "Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals." "Journal of Personality and Social Psychology" 92: 1087-1101.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Carlsen, Cecilie Hamnes – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
This article reports on a study of foreign students' success in higher education in Norway and focuses specifically on the relation between academic success and students' proficiency level of Norwegian as measured by a CEFR-based university entrance test. This study is distinguished from prior studies because it sets out to investigate not only…
Descriptors: Language Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Download full textTong, Keith; And Others – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1991
A study investigated the content and predictive validity of Hong Kong's new Use of English Examination (UEE), introduced by the Hong Kong Examinations Authority in 1989. The study set out to discover whether the examination was reliable for determining students' language needs on entering higher education, and whether institutions' existing…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Content Validity, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis
