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Peer reviewedThomas, Margaret – Language Learning, 1994
This paper examined the assessment of second-language proficiency in 157 research articles published in 5 language journals from 1988 through 1992, finding 4 major conventions for the assessment of language proficiency: (1) impressionistic judgment; (2) institutional status; (3) in-house measures; and (4) standardized test scores. (64 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
