Test of English as a Foreign Language and First Certificate of English Tests as Predictors of Academic Success for Undergraduate Students at the University of Bahrain.

Al-Musawi, N. M.; Al-Ansari, S. H.

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ERIC Number: EJ589666

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Publication Date: 1999

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Test of English as a Foreign Language and First Certificate of English Tests as Predictors of Academic Success for Undergraduate Students at the University of Bahrain.

Al-Musawi, N. M.; Al-Ansari, S. H.

System, v27 n3 p389-99 Sep 1999

This study examined multivariate relationships of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the First Certificate of English (FCE) and determined whether students' total score on the TOEFL or their overall score on the FCE tends to be a better predictor of success in university as measured by overall grade-point average (GPA). Subjects were 86 students enrolled at the University of Bahrain. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Language Tests, Scores

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language

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