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What Does the Analysis of C-Test Gaps Tell Us about the Construct of a C-Test? A Comparison of Foreign and Heritage Language Learners' Performance
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Drackert, Anastasia; Timukova, Anna – Language Testing, 2020
In view of the ubiquitous increase in the use of C-tests, which are almost unanimously believed to measure general language proficiency, this study investigates whether the aspects of language proficiency tapped into by the C-test format are the same when the test is taken by a learner population other than that of foreign language learners.…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Tests, Russian, Second Language Learning
Differential Rapid Responding across Language and Cultural Groups
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Guo, Hongwen; Ercikan, Kadriye – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2020
Rapid response behaviour, a type of test disengagement, cannot be interpreted as a true indicator of the targeted constructs and may compromise score accuracy as well as score validity for interpretation. Rapid responding may be due to multiple factors for diverse populations. In this study, using Programme for International Student Assessment…
Descriptors: Response Style (Tests), Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Achievement Tests
A Study of the Frequency With Which Russian, French and German Scientific Articles are Cited in Selected American Scientific Journals.
Syracuse Univ., NY. Research Inst. – 1966
A study was made of the usage by American scientists of selected Russian scientific journals which were translated under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation and other agencies. Study data were compiled by making a physical count of the German, French, Russian and total citations which appeared in six U.S. scientific journals for the…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Content Analysis, Foreign Language Periodicals, French
International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (Orlando, Florida, February 25-26, 2010). Volume 2010, Issue 1
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Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2010
The "ISSS Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2009 proceedings, see ED504973.]
Descriptors: Social Studies, Proverbs, Social Justice, Global Approach