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A Canonical Correlation Analysis of the WISC and ITPA for a Group of Learning-Disabled Children.
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McLeskey, James; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1980
The study investigated the extent to which information obtained from the WISC overlaps with information obtained from the ITPA. A canonical correlation analysis revealed that only 24 percent of the WISC subtest variance is redundant, given the ITPA; while 22 percent of the ITPA subtest variance is redundant, given the WISC. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests, Language Handicaps
Evaluating Foreign Language Proficiency of Prospective French and German Teachers Using Standardized and Native-Rater Instruments
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James, Charles L.; Jorstad, Helen L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
This summary of two dissertations involves a comparison of two procedures for measuring speaking and writing proficiency in French and German. Both studies used the MLA Cooperative Foreign Language Proficiency Tests. Findings indicated a strong relationship between native-rater speaking scores and scores on the MLA speaking test. (CHK)
Descriptors: Correlation, French, German, Language Proficiency
Another Look at Correlations between the Oral Proficiency Interview and the Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache.
Vazulik, Johannes; Brown, Cheri – 1989
A study supplementing earlier research by Lalande and Schweckendiek investigated comparisons and correlations obtained from testing a group of 17 university students of German using both the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the most recent revision of the examination for the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Correlation, German