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Arcuino, Cathy Lee T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine if the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are related to academic success defined by final cumulative grade point average (GPA). The data sample, from three Midwestern universities, was comprised of international graduate students who…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Scores, Academic Achievement
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Brown, Lorraine – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2007
This paper explores the challenges facing supervisors of international postgraduate students at the dissertation stage of the masters programme. The central problems of time pressure, language difficulties, a lack of critical analysis and a prevalence of personal problems among international students are discussed. This paper makes recommendations…
Descriptors: Criticism, Thinking Skills, Graduate Students, Foreign Students