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Direct linkSimner, Marvin L.; Mitchell, John B. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2007
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is widely used to screen university applicants for whom English is not their native language. Although the cutoff scores vary, in Ontario those with scores much lower than 550 are rarely admitted to any university. Two exceptions are the University of Western Ontario and its affiliate, Brescia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Validation, English (Second Language), Standardized Tests
The Influence of Test-Wiseness on Performance of High School Seniors on School Leaving Examinations.
Peer reviewedRogers, W. Todd; Bateson, David J. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1991
The influence of test wiseness on the performance of 736 high school seniors in British Columbia on provincial school leaving examinations in English, algebra, geography, history, biology, and chemistry was studied. The performance of many students on the multiple-choice sections was spuriously enhanced by test wiseness. (TJH)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Graduation Requirements
Download full textBelyk, Dennis – 1992
Information collected as part of the International Assessment of Educational Progress II (IAEP II) about learning in Alberta (Canada) is provided, including information on the educational and cultural factors associated with student achievement and information on student attitudes, backgrounds, and experiences. Results for all participating…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1993
Province-wide results from the Diploma Examinations Program of the Alberta (Canada) schools are presented for the three examinations of the entire 1991-92 school year (January, June, and August). The annual report also provides summaries of results by gender, for population subgroups, and for achievement-over-time studies. School marks,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Biology, Chemistry
