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Download full textGriffin, Patrick E.; And Others – New Horizons: Hong Kong Teachers' Association Journal of Education, 1991
The Adult Migrant Education Service (AMES) of Victoria, Australia provides courses in English as a Second Language to non-English speaking migrants. Reviews currently under way are attempting to determine the effectiveness of this program and to find ways that might be used to help teachers assess the development of the students and to diagnose…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Ingram, D. E. – 1982
The role of different types of testing instruments in second language programs is discussed. Knowledge-based tests, including discrete-point and integrative tests are contrasted with direct tests, including the Foreign Service Institute Scale and the Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ASLPR). The ASLPR is described in detail in terms…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
OSMAN, NEILE – 1965
THE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THE AUDIOLINGUAL SKILLS REQUIRES NEW APPROACHES IN TESTING. THESE SKILLS CAN BE SEPARATED INTO SEVERAL AREAS FOR WHICH GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVE TESTS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED. EXAMPLES OF GROUP TESTS ARE AURAL WORD-RECOGNITION TESTS AND TESTS OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION. TESTS WHICH MUST BE ADMINISTERED INDIVIDUALLY ARE…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Auditory Perception
Brown, Annie – 1993
Issues in testing proficiency in languages for special purposes (LSP) are examined in the context of the development of an advanced oral test in Japanese for tour guides. The test, designed at an Australian university for use in the Australian tourism industry, was to be designed to evaluate both language proficiency and skills in appropriate…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Japanese
McGaw, Barry; And Others – 1989
Most of the criticism of Australian schools focuses on students' skills in literacy and numeracy. This study assessed levels of student achievement in Victoria's primary and secondary schools in 1988 in some key areas of literacy and numeracy. This report maps the performances of students in Years 5 and 9 on scales of development in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Burke, Ed – Open Letter, 1993
Discusses the literacy levels of 46 workers from non-English-speaking backgrounds (NESB) who volunteered as subjects in a Queensland, Australia, research study. The instrument used was the Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings. Results showed that actual literacy levels of the NESB employees were closer to employer requirements than…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Difficulty Level, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications
Peer reviewedBarrett-Lennard, Siri – Prospect, 1997
Suggests foreign students in Australia may not be getting preparation needed to integrate successfully into university study. Research is reviewed that indicates these students not only need help preparing for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) but also with learning at an Australian university. Academic preparation courses…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language)
Wigglesworth, Gillian, Ed.; Elder, Catherine, Ed. – 1996
A selection of essays on language testing includes: "Perspectives on the Testing Cycle: Setting the Scene" (Catherine Elder, Gillian Wigglesworth); "The Politicisation of English: The Case of the STEP Test and the Chinese Students" (Lesleyanne Hawthorne); "Developing Language Tests for Specific Populations" (Rosemary…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Hindi
Ingram, D. E. – 1996
The Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ASLPR) is a scale that describes how second language proficiency develops on a scale from zero to native-like proficiency, providing performance descriptions in terms of practical tasks. Initially developed for English second language teaching, it has been adapted for English dialects in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Foreign Countries, Interrater Reliability, Language Proficiency
Language and Language Education: Working Papers of the National Languages Institute of Australia, 1991
This volume on language issues within Australia contains five research papers: "Patterns of Inter-Cultural Communication in Melbourne Factories: Some Research in Progress" (Michael Clyne); "Developing Proficiency Scales for Communicative Assessment" (D. E. Ingram, Elaine Wylie); "Rapid Profile: A Second Language Screening…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language)
Ingram, D. E. – 1987
A discussion of language policy making and its place in a nation's economic and social development uses Australia's experience as a case study. In particular, it reviews the factors such as multiculturalism and international relations that have led to the development of a national language policy, and examines the interim documents and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Correlation, Economic Development, Educational Assessment
Lumley, Tom – Digest of Australian Languages and Literacy Issues, 1996
A discussion of current second language testing trends and practices in Australia focuses on the use of performance assessment, providing examples of its application in four specific contexts: an occupational English test used for to assess job-related English language skills as part of the certification procedure for health professionals;…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Students, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Robinson, Gail L. – 1975
"Linguistic ability" is a widely misused term in foreign language literature. This confusion prompted an investigation into language aptitude testing, the specific goals of which included determining: the distribution of language aptitude across ability range; the validity of Pimsleur's suggestions of combined verbal and auditory scores;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Individualized Instruction
Brown, Annie; Iwashita, Noriko; McNamara, Tim – ETS Research Report Series, 2005
This report documents two coordinated exploratory studies into the nature of oral English-for-academic-purposes (EAP) proficiency. Study I used verbal-report methodology to examine field experts? rating orientations, and Study II investigated the quality of test-taker discourse on two different Test of English as a Foreign Language? (TOEFL®) task…
Descriptors: Evaluators, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Valverde, Estela; And Others – 1994
The last in a series of reports on nine prominent foreign languages in Australia reviews the status of Spanish, particularly as it concerns public policy and second language teaching. The first chapter describes the research and survey methodologies that are the basis for this report. Subsequent chapters summarize the results and draw conclusions.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Continuing Education, Demography, Economic Impact
