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The Modern Language Aptitude Test in a Peace Corps Context: Validity, Expectancies, and Implications for Further Research.

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Fiks, A. I. – 1968

The language training program for Peace Corps participants is investigated. The objectives were: to investigate the validity of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) for predicting end-of-training Foreign Service Institute (FSI) language proficiency; to discover the relative difficulty of various target languages; to develop tentative…

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Expectancy Tables, Intensive Language Courses, Language Aptitude

The Prediction of Success in Intensive Foreign Language Training.

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Carroll, John B. – 1964

After a review of the problem of predicting foreign language success, this booklet describes the development, refinement, and validation of a battery of psychological tests, some involving tape-recorded auditory stimuli, for predicting rate of progress in learning a foreign language. Although the battery was developed for more general application…

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Bibliographies, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Testing