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Hille, Kathryn; Cho, Yeonsuk – Language Testing, 2020
Accurate placement within levels of an ESL program is crucial for optimal teaching and learning. Commercially available tests are commonly used for placement, but their effectiveness has been found to vary. This study uses data from the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) at Ohio University to examine the value of two commercially available…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Testing, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Hayward, Craig – RP Group, 2023
The RP Group's Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP) produced this technical report as part of a series on how California's community colleges can ensure more English learners (ELs) successfully complete "gateway" English coursework -- courses that satisfy the English writing requirements for completion of an associate's degree as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Placement
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Roche, Thomas; Harrington, Michael – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
English language programmes provide established pathways for international students seeking university admission in countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom. In order to refer international applicants to appropriate levels and durations of English language support prior to matriculation into their main course of study, pathway providers…
Descriptors: Student Placement, College Admission, College Students, Foreign Students
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Harsch, Claudia; Ushloda, Ema; Ladroue, Christophe – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
The project examined the predictive validity of the "TOEFL iBT"® test with a focus on the relationship between TOEFL iBT scores and students' subsequent academic success in postgraduate studies in one leading university in the United Kingdom, paying specific attention to the role of linguistic preparedness as perceived by students and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Predictive Validity
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Plakans, Lia – TESOL Journal, 2013
Developing assessments within a program can create more useful measures of our students' language. This includes rating scales used in performance assessments such as writing or speaking tests. This article describes the process of development, use, and revision of a writing placement scale by teachers in an intensive English language program. To…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Tests
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Cox, Troy L.; Davies, Randall S. – CALICO Journal, 2012
This study examined the use of automatic speech recognition (ASR) scored elicited oral response (EOR) tests to assess the speaking ability of English language learners. It also examined the relationship between ASR-scored EOR and other language proficiency measures and the ability of the ASR to rate speakers without bias to gender or native…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation
Dalton, Starrette L. – 1974
A new validation procedure was developed for the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) foreign language placement tests. The procedure recommended by CEEB determines if individuals with high and low scores (1) in the same course and (2) from courses at various levels, score differentially on the CEEB tests. If both these differences are…
Descriptors: College Students, French, German, Grading
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Lynch, Brian; And Others – Language Testing, 1988
An investigation of person dimensionality attempted to identify student clusters relating to demographic variables and their core on a university English-as-a-Second-Language placement examination. The two genuine clusters for students with scores in the top or bottom 27 percent could not be accounted for solely on an ability basis. (CB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Tests
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Weinberg, Alysse – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1995
Evaluates the validity of the test used to place students in the comprehension-based courses offered by the Second Language Institute of the University of Ottawa. The test is described in the context of the target student population and the comprehension-based courses. Different factors of evaluating the concurrent and predictive validity were…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, French
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Currall, Steven C.; Kirk, Roger E. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Describes an investigation of whether grades in an intensive French course could be predicted by combining information obtained in a brief interview conducted by the teacher with information from academic records. Results showed that overall grade point average is the best single predictor of performance in foreign language courses. (SED)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Aptitude Tests, French, Grade Point Average
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Zeidner, Moshe – Language Testing, 1986
Examines the validity of the cultural bias contention with respect to English aptitude tests by looking at test scores of Jewish and Arab students applying for admission to a college in Israel. Results show evidence for differential construct or predictive validity of test scores as a function of cultural group membership. (31 references)…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Arabic, Comparative Analysis, Culture Fair Tests