The Ontario Test of English as a Second Language (OTESL) [microform] : A Report on the Research / M. Wesche and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5489620
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Wesche, M
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987
- 56 p.
- ISBN:
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- 9780772926135
- 0772926131
- Summary:
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The Ontario Test of English as a Second Language (OTESL) is a battery of instruments and procedures for evaluating the English proficiency of second language speakers in postsecondary institutions in Ontario (Canada). A Post-Admission test measures performance in reading, listening, and writing. An Oral Interaction Test is based on tasks of increasing difficulty, from social interaction to academic language. Alternative versions have been supplied for science and non-science students. A Placement test has been developed for pre-admission needs. The battery was tested with secondary, college, and English-as-a-second-language students. Reliability and validity were adequate, and on the whole, test items discriminated between better and poorer students. Further data collection and revision of test instruments are needed. Statistical analyses of data are reported in Appendix E, Tables 1 to 10. Other appendices include test specifications and assessment scales. (SLD)
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- Availability: Publication Sales, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S IV6 Canada. MGS Publications Services, 880 Bay Street, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M7A IN8, Canada. Respective orders must be accompanied by a check or money order payable to the corresponding addressee.
- Sponsoring Agency: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Toronto.
- Sponsoring Agency: Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto.
- Contract Number: 0661.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Ottawa Univ. (Ontario). Centre for Second Language Learning
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- ERIC
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- 1987
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