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ERIC Number: EJ413484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
A Comparative Study of the Use of Standardized English Language Proficiency Tests by U.S. Graduate Schools.
Morgan, Bruce S.
College and University, v65 n4 p298-307 Sum 1990
A survey of 105 institutions concerning their use of 3 standardized English tests with foreign graduate students investigated the differences in use and variance among test scores established by different institutions. Overall, results indicate the language proficiency of international graduate students is not examined very carefully before teaching assistantships are awarded. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, National Surveys, Standardized Tests, Teaching Assistants, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency; Test of English as a Foreign Language; Test of Spoken English