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Direct linkSaud Alharbi, Amirah; Foltz, Anouschka; Kornder, Lisa; Mennen, Ineke – Second Language Research, 2023
While much research has examined second language (L2) phonetic acquisition, less research has examined first language (L1) attrition in terms of the voice onset time (VOT) of voiceless stops. The current study examined L2 acquisition and L1 attrition in the VOT of word-initial voiceless stops among late English-Arabic and Arabic-English bilinguals…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Native Language, Language Skill Attrition, Arabic
Ogg, Tom; Zimdars, Anna; Heath, Anthony – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
This article examines the cause of school type effects upon gaining a first class degree at Oxford University, whereby for a given level of secondary school performance, private school students perform less well at degree level. We compare the predictive power of an aptitude test and secondary school grades (GCSEs) for final examination…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Aptitude Tests, Grades (Scholastic), Comparative Analysis
Hargreaves, Melanie; Homer, Matt; Swinnerton, Bronwen – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
This paper explores gender differential performance in "gifted and talented" 9- and 13-year-olds in a mathematics assessment in England. Boys' and girls' attitudes to mathematics and their views about which gender is better at mathematics are also considered. The study employs the use of a matched sample of boys and girls so that school,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Academically Gifted
Ewen, Elizabeth; Gipps, Caroline – Multiracial School, 1973
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Schools, English (Second Language)
Download full textKirkup, Catherine; Schagen, Ian; Wheater, Rebecca; Morrison, Jo; Whetton, Chris – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
In September 2005 the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) in association with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), the Sutton Trust and the College Board, began a five-year research study to examine the validity of an aptitude test in higher education admissions. This report describes and explores the relationships…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Student Surveys, Aptitude Tests
Schools Council, London (England). – 1965
This bulletin, the first of the Schools Council, suggests a possible approach to the problems of moderation which are likely to arise with internal, or school based examinations. Primarily, the local problem is discussed: How can schools, and groups of schools, best cooperate with the regional moderator to reach agreement on the reliability and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Bulletins, Educational Objectives
Bishop, John – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Most other nations have a very different approach to measuring academic achievement at the end of high school and signaling that information to universities and other interested parties. In Australia, Denmark, England, Scotland, Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, and many Canadian and German provinces, for example, high school exit…
Descriptors: Minimum Competency Testing, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Attendance
