Analysis of results of tests of cognitive development in Papua New Guinea children indicated that membership of different language/culture groups was an important source of variance. (Editor)

The lack of oral testing in second language learning and the reasons for this lack are discussed. Examples of oral tests which have been developed are given. (RM)

A preliminary version of an oral proficiency test in English and Spanish for bilingual speakers was revised after analysis of the results of a pilot study in which the item pool was administered to 45 bilingual first-, fifth- and ninth-graders. Analyses of items and independent variables are described. (KM)

An analysis of the House Judiciery Committee's impeachment hearings research conducted in Florida. (Author/HB)

The third book in this English textbook series aims to determine minimum essentials in language and grammar, to provide methods for making correct form habitual, and to arrange the material so that it may be used in connection with the language work of the pupils outside the language recitation. Exercises, drills, games, and tests are employed.…

The detrimental effects of anxiety in English as a second language/foreign language (ESL/FL) are investigated. Although empirical research on the subject of ESL/FL test affect is limited, helpful insights on test anxiety exist in the psychological literature. Two constructs in the anxiety literature are considered relevant for this study: trait…

The major emphasis of this bibliography is on Canadian research in teaching French as a second language published since 1967. Important references before that date, as well as selected British and American references, have also been included. Seven subtopics have been established: aims and objectives of second language instruction, bibliographies,…

Item content of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is catagorized using 100 items from a half-length sample TOEFL published by Educational Testing Service (ETS), 120 items from Section II and 150 from the Section IV of Test of English as a Foreign Language (Gruber and Gruber), and 200 items from How to Prepare for the TOEFL by…

A BRIEF HISTORY IS GIVEN OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TESTS FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, FROM 1916 TO THE PRESENT. THERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE EARLY EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT OBJECTIVE TESTS AND THE IMPERFECTIONS OF SOME OF THESE EXAMINATIONS. LATER TESTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN CURRENT USE, ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL, WITH EMPHASIS…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963, APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TEACHERS ATTENDING NDEA FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTES WERE TESTED AND EVALUATED FOR COMPETENCY. THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RATINGS GIVEN THEM BY FACULTY GROUPS AT THE INSTITUTES AND THEIR SCORES ON THE MLA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR TEACHERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS.…

This paper describes and discusses the school leaving examination in oral English in South Africa, which is designed for those whose first language is English and involves the presentation of a prepared talk, reading aloud, and a conversation with a teacher. Each element of the test is discussed and evaluated separately. Problems of reticence in…

This is the first annual report of the National Advisory Council on Bilingual Education summarizing the condition of bilingual education in the U.S. and the administration and operation of Title VII. The Council recomends, in summary: (1) that communication among groups in bilingual-multicultural education be continuous; (2) that states be…

In two separate studies involving 98 and 59 moderately mentally retarded children (mean ages 12 and 11 years), factor analyses of the Revised Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) were performed to determine if the subtests corresponded to the theoretical model of communication channels, processes, and levels. In the first study, raw…

Two tests of morphological ability, the Berry-Talbott Test and the Grammatic Closure Test of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities were administered to 20 good readers and 20 dyslexics (all second grade males). The results indicated that the dyslexics were inferior to the good readers on both measures and that on the Berry-Talbott Test…

The Primary Acquisition of Languages Oral Language Dominance Measure (PAL) developed by the El Paso Independent School District determines a child's structural proficiency in English and Spanish and measures language dominance to aid in placing pupils in bilingual programs. PAL consists of four components, including an examiner's manual containing…