Appropriateness of the TOEIC® Bridge test for students in three countries of South America

Sinharay, Sandip; Powers, Donald E.; Feng, Ying; Saldivia, Luis; Giunta, Anthony A.; Simpson, Annabelle; Weng, Vincent

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“…Alternative criteria that are more in line with language tests in terms of construct, such as students’ self-evaluations of language abilities and faculty ratings of students’ language abilities have been suggested and included in some predictive validity studies (e.g. Powers, Kim, & Weng, 2008; Sinharay et al, 2009; Woodrow, 2006). Nevertheless, alternative criteria also complicate the interpretation of results because of other factors influencing these measures.…”

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Relationship of TOEFL iBT® scores to academic performance: Some evidence from American universities

2012

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This study examined the relationship between scores on the TOEFL Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT ® ) and academic performance in higher education, defined here in terms of grade point average (GPA). The academic records for 2594 undergraduate and graduate students were collected from 10 universities in the United States. The data consisted of students' GPA, detailed course information, and admissions-related test scores including TOEFL iBT, GRE, GMAT, and SAT scores. Correlation-based analyses were conducted for subgroups by academic status and disciplines. Expectancy graphs were also used to complement the correlation-based analyses by presenting the predictive validity in terms of individuals in one of the TOEFL iBT score subgroups belonging to one of the GPA subgroups. The predictive validity expressed in terms of correlation did not appear to be strong. Nevertheless, the general pattern shown in the expectancy graphs indicated that students with higher TOEFL iBT scores tended to earn higher GPAs and that the TOEFL iBT provided information about the future academic performance of non-native English speaking students beyond that provided by other admissions tests. These observations led us to conclude that even a small correlation might indicate a meaningful relationship between TOEFL iBT scores and GPA. Limitations and implications are discussed.

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Section: Why Is It So Difficult To Predict Academic Success With a Lamentioning

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Relationship of TOEFL iBT® scores to academic performance: Some evidence from American universities

2012

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“…In the first study, Sinharay et al. () had run EFA on a test with 100 items to come up with only one factor. In the second study, Beglar and Hunt () went through PCA to assess the dimensionality of the 2000 Word Level Test.…”

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Exploratory Factor Analysis as a Construct Validation Tool: (Mis)applications in Applied Linguistics Research

Karami

2014

TESOL Journal

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Factor analysis has been frequently exploited in applied research to provide evidence about the underlying factors in various measurement instruments. A close inspection of a large number of studies published in leading applied linguistic journals shows that there is a misconception among applied linguists as to the relative merits of exploratory factor analysis and principal components analysis (PCA) and the kind of interpretations that can be drawn from each method. In addition, it is argued that the widespread application of orthogonal, rather than oblique, rotations and also the criteria used for factor selection are not in keeping with the findings in psychometrics. It is further argued that the current situation is partly due to the fact that PCA and orthogonal rotation are default options in mainstream statistical packages such as SPSS and the guidebooks on such software do not provide an explanation of the issues discussed in this article.

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“…The purpose of conducting such a study is in an attempt with academic honesty to achieve the goal regarding the appropriateness of TOEIC Bridge Test to Chinese vocational students plus a research report to department of higher education for reference and decisionmaking. The authors also took the research by Siharay et al (2009) as reference.…”

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Validating the Model of Predictors of Academic Self-Handicapping Behavior

Mwita

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Ibrahim

2013

Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2012 Conference Proceeding

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Appropriateness of the TOEIC® Bridge test for students in three countries of South America

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Relationship of TOEFL iBT® scores to academic performance: Some evidence from American universities

Relationship of TOEFL iBT® scores to academic performance: Some evidence from American universities

Exploratory Factor Analysis as a Construct Validation Tool: (Mis)applications in Applied Linguistics Research

Validating the Model of Predictors of Academic Self-Handicapping Behavior

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