Where the lines are drawn: English language proficiency tests in international student admissions at U.S. research-intensive universities
Nicholas Coney,
Daniel Richard Isbell
Abstract:Over one million international students are enrolled in higher education institutions in the U.S. To be admitted into one of these degree-granting institutions, many of these students must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency (ELP) – often with a test score. Previous research on ELP tests has shed light on how scores correlate with academic success and how institutions make decisions about minimum required scores, but the extent to which U.S. institutions vary in their use of ELP tests in intern… Show more
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