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Direct linkBarkaoui, Khaled – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2007
Essay tests are widely used to assess ESL/EFL learners' writing abilities for instructional, administrative, and research purposes. Relevant literature was searched to identify 70 empirical studies on ESL/EFL essay tests. The majority of these studies examined task, essay, and rater effects on essay rating and scores. Less attention has been given…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedValdes, Guadalupe; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1992
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Guidelines are first reviewed and analyzed, followed by an analysis of the Spanish language writing produced by students at a very selective, private university who were enrolled at different levels of Spanish language study. (75 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Private Colleges
Peer reviewedHughes, Charles A.; Smith, Judith Osgood – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
Twenty-six articles including information about the cognitive and academic characteristics of learning-disabled college students are reviewed, focusing on levels of intellectual functioning, reading achievement, mathematics achievement, written expression, and foreign language performance. Research needs and implications for service provision are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, College Students, Higher Education
