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Peer reviewedCollege ESL, 1996
Focuses on the appropriate use of tests to evaluate a program according to the overall goals, approaches, and specific instructional contents of that particular program. The article emphasizes that often test results are viewed as indicators of the success or failure of a program without considering whether the aims of that program and the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, English (Second Language), Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedMulling, Sylvia – College ESL, 1994
Studies whether giving English-as-a-Second-Language college students practice in comprehension monitoring would improve their reading comprehension. Statistically equivalent pairs of subjects were formed. Five articles from daily newspapers were read by participants, who then took a quiz measuring their comprehension of article content. Results…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Collection, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedFeak, Christine; Dobson, Barbara – College ESL, 1996
Focuses on the assessment of writing skills of incoming English-as-a-Second-Language college students in the United States and Canada. The article discusses the traditional impromptu essay and its alternatives, portfolio assessment and the Undergraduate Academic Writing Assessment (UAWA). The UAWA reveals students' previously unknown strengths and…
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Design, English for Academic Purposes, Essays
