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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
Swain, Merrill – 1976
One of the overriding problems of any psychometric study is that aspects of behavior that are nonquantifiable or difficult to quantify are not considered. The other side of this coin is that those aspects of behavior that are easiest to quantify tend to be what are examined. In evaluating bilingual education programs, problems are found in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
