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Hill, Yao Zhang; Liu, Ou Lydia – ETS Research Report Series, 2012
This study investigated the effect of the interaction between test takers' background knowledge and language proficiency on their performance on the "TOEFL iBT"® reading section. Test takers with the target content background knowledge (the focal groups) and those without (the reference groups) were identified for each of the 5 selected…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Internet
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Vocolo, Joseph M. – The Modern Language Journal, 1967
Achievement of former FLES students is compared with a matched group of non-FLES high school students completing an intermediate French course. The Modern Language Association (MLA) Cooperative French Tests were used to determine proficiency in the four language skills. Special attention is given to data analysis and the matching of groups in…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary School Students, FLES, French