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Impact and washback - Predictive validity

 

As a high-stakes test, IELTS impacts on its candidature and test users. Ongoing research ensures that the test is functioning as intended and identifies any relevant issues.

 

Research focuses on IELTS impact in a range of areas:

  • entry to higher education
  • and professional registration
  • prediction of academic language performance
  • stakeholder attitudes
  • key tertiary decision-makers
  • test preparation.

The following research reports cover predictive validity.

 

Title Researcher Published
A multiple case study of the relationships between students’ plural academic progress and IELTS scores at an international postgraduate university Gaynor Lloyd-Jones, Charles Neame and Simon Medaney, Cranfield University IELTS RR 11 2011
From IELTS to graduation: An investigation into IELTS as a predictor of postgraduate academic success at the University of Surrey Andrea Dlaska, Ewan Dow and Sarah Michelotti, University of Surrey Withdrawn
Use of the IELTS General Training module in technical and vocational tertiary institutions: A case study from Aotearoa New Zealand Hilary Smith, Systemetrics Research, and Stephen Haslett, Massey University IELTS RR 8 2008
IELTS as a predictor of academic language performance: Part 1 David Ingram and Amanda Bayliss, The University of Melbourne IELTS RR 7 2007
IELTS as a predictor of academic language performance: Part 2 Andrea Paul, Monash University IELTS RR 7 2007
Predictive validity in the IELTS Test Mary Kerstjens and Caryn Nery, RMIT University IELTS RR 3 2000
A comparison of IELTS and TOEFL as predictors of academic success Kathryn Hill, Neomy Storch and Brian Lynch, The University of Melbourne IELTS RR 2 1999
The effect of background disciplines on IELTS scores Cynthia Celestine and Cheah Su Ming, IDP Education Australia IELTS RR 2 1999
An investigation of the predictive validity of IELTS amongst a sample of international students studying at the University of Tasmania Fiona Cotton and Frank Conrow, The University of Tasmania IELTS RR 1 1998
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