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Ingram, D. E. – 1979
The Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings Scale (ASPLR), a performance-based instrument, is described. The origins of and rationale behind the Scale are discussed. The construction and use of the Scale are detailed. It is hoped that the usefulness of the ASPLR extends beyond the "on-arrival" English as a second language program…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Ingram, D. E.; Wylie, Elaine – 1989
A discussion of language testing focuses on how proficiency scales are constructed and applied to communicative language assessment in Australian secondary schools. A variety of rating scale types are described and distinguished according to how they are constructed, what they attempt to measure, and what criteria they contain. A more detailed…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Ingram, D. E. – Working Papers of the National Languages Institute of Australia, 1991
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) assesses proficiency in English both generally and for special purposes of non-native English speakers studying, training, or learning English in English-speaking countries. The Speaking subtest of the IELTS measures a candidate's general proficiency in speaking in everyday situations via a…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Ingram, D. E. – 1990
Materials compiled for a conference on the assessment of Japanese second language proficiency include a partially annotated bibliography of references concerning proficiency testing as it may relate to the Japanese language and an overview essay entitled "Towards the Development of Proficiency and Other Tests in Japanese as a Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Japanese
Ingram, D. E. – 1990
The nature and development of the recently released International English Language Testing System (IELTS) instrument are described. The test is the result of a joint Australian-British project to develop a new test for use with foreign students planning to study in English-speaking countries. It is expected that the modular instrument will become…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, English for Special Purposes, 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)
