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Publication Date: 1994
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Problems in Developing an Alternative to the TOEFL.
Des Brisay, Margaret
TESL Canada Journal, v12 n1 p47-57 Win 1994
Data from the Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees (CanTEST) are compared to data from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) to establish CanTEST as a valid admissions tool for English-as-a-Second Language college applicants. Data are taken from four groups of examinees who took both tests. (eight references) (LR)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Correlation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Equated Scores, Higher Education, Language Tests, Predictive Validity, Scores, Scoring, Statistical Analysis, Test Anxiety, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Test Use, Test Validity
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