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Download full textHajhashemi, Karim – English Language Teaching, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine whether performance in MI could predict the performance in reading competency. The other objectives were to identify the components of MI which are correlated with the reading test scores, and to determine the relationship between the multiple intelligences and reading proficiency. A descriptive and ex post…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Predictor Variables, Language Proficiency, Multiple Intelligences
Magno, Carlo – Online Submission, 2010
This study predicted the English proficiency of Korean students using the components of the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and number of months spent in the formal study of English. There were 302 Korean students, ages 14-18, who were requested to answer the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) and an English ability…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
A Prediction Model of Foreign Language Reading Proficiency Based on Reading Time and Text Complexity
Kotani, Katsunori; Yoshimi, Takehiko; Isahara, Hitoshi – Online Submission, 2010
In textbooks, foreign (second) language reading proficiency is often evaluated through comprehension questions. In case, authentic texts are used as reading material, such questions should be prepared by teachers. However, preparing appropriate questions may be a very demanding task for teachers. This paper introduces a method for automatically…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Reading Materials, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedHenning, Grant H.; And Others – TESOL Quarterly, 1981
Presents study administered to Egyptian FL students to identify optimal combinations and weights of subscales of English language proficiency for predicting ESL proficiency while following constraints posed by syllabus. Results show error identification, grammar accuracy, vocabulary, and composition as best predictors. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Predictive Measurement
Harrington, Michael; Sawyer, Mark – 1990
A study was conducted at the International University of Japan to see if second language (L2) working capacity correlates with L2 reading ability in advanced English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners. The study consisted of a set of memory tests (Simple Digit, Simple Word, and Complex Span Test) and a set of measures of reading skills given to…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Cognitive Measurement, Correlation, English (Second Language)
