This study surveys all tertiary institutions in Aotearoa, New Zealand to understand the attitudes of decision-makers towards the English language tests used as entry to their programs ...
Researchers: Hilary Smith, Systemetrics Research Limited, New Zealand; Stephen Haslett, Massey University, New Zealand
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This study examines the possible affective and academic impacts of the IELTS performance of a group of postgraduate students ...
Researchers: Pauline Rea-Dickins, Richard Kieley, Guoxing Yu, The University of Bristol, United Kingdom
This study investigates whether the IELTS scores obtained by non-English speaking background students can predict their language behaviour in a university context ...
Researchers: David Ingram and Amanda Bayliss, Melbourne University Private, Australia
This study analyses whether the language behaviour of a sample of students in the academic context is similar to that denoted by their IELTS entry tests ...
Researcher: Andrea Paul, Melbourne University Private, Australia
This study addresses the question of how competence levels, as operationalised in a rating scale, might be related to what is known about L2 developmental stages ...
Researchers: Jayanti Banerjee, Florencia Franceschina, and Anne Margaret Smith, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
This study investigates whether there are meaningful differences in candidates’ internal cognitive processing and their test scores where an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing test is presented in two modes – pencil-and-paper and computer ...
Researchers: Cyril Weir, The University of Bedfordshire, UK; Barry O'Sullivan, The University of Reading, UK; Jin Yan, Jiao Tong University, China; Steven Bax, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
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