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Perkins, Kyle; And Others – 1985
A study was carried on to analyze a data set in order to determine whether evidence can be found to support or refute the unitary factor hypothesis of language proficiency, which asserts that there is a single language dimension or factor underlying different language tests. The subjects were 50 advanced adult learners of English as a second…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Data Interpretation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Liski, Erkki P.; Puntanen, Simo – 1985
A statistical model is presented for analyzing the results of group conversation tests in English, developed in a Finnish university study from 1977 to 1981. The model is illustrated with the findings from the study. In this study, estimates of percentile curves for the number of errors are of greater interest than the mean regression line. It was…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries
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Powers, Donald E. – 1985
Undergraduate English faculty and faculty in six graduate fields were surveyed about students' academic listening needs. The objectives were (1) to obtain perceptions of the importance to academic success of various listening skills and activities, (2) to assess the degree to which both native and non-native speakers experience difficulties with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity
Bejar, Isaac I. – 1985
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) was used in this study, which attempted to develop a new methodology for assessing the speededness of right-scored tests. Traditional procedures of assessing speededness have assumed that the test is scored under formula-scoring instructions; this approach is not always appropriate. In this study,…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods
Cummins, Patricia W. – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
Results of a survey of United States college programs in business French are reported, including information on teacher preparation, program design, instructional materials, and testing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, French
Lynch, Tony – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2000
This paper reports a second-cycle validation study of the test of English at Matriculation (TEAM) following revisions made to the test in 1993. Candidates' scores from four academic sessions (1993-1997) were used to assess the relationship between the performance at the beginning of their degree course and their eventual academic outcome. Results…
Descriptors: College Students, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries