Is There a Global Factor of Language Proficiency? A Critique of Oller and Hinofotis (1980).

Pang, Lee Yick

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Publication Date: 1984

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Is There a Global Factor of Language Proficiency? A Critique of Oller and Hinofotis (1980).

Pang, Lee Yick

International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v22 n3 p203-12 Aug 1984

Examines and contests the claim that all language tests are in reality testing the same underlying ability which is very similar to the Spearman g-factor for intelligence. Conclusions indicate that the argument for the existence of a g-factor in language tests is not tenable on statistical grounds. (SL)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Language Variation, Statistical Data, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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