The relationship between international students’ English test scores and their academic achievements
| dc.contributor.author | Cloate, Rafael | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-06T11:46:51Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-06T11:46:51Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cloate, R. (2016) 'The relationship between international students’ English test scores and their academic achievements'. Journal of pedagogic development 6 (2) 3-8 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2047-3265 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10547/611800 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the connection between international students’ scores achieved in an English grammar and vocabulary test and the overall grades attained on their degree programmes at a UK university. Data was collected from 1841 students taking part in the university’s Communication Skills programme, which provides supplementary support for students by means of in-sessional English for Academic Purposes tuition. A comparatively strong correlation (r=0.426) between English proficiency test scores and final academic grades was established, indicating that students’ knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary has a telling impact on their ability to attain higher level grades and that further support to boost international students’ communicative ability at all performance levels is warranted. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Bedfordshire | en |
| dc.relation.url | https://journals.beds.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/jpd/article/view/314/495 | en |
| dc.subject | Q330 English as a second language | en |
| dc.subject | language assessment | en |
| dc.subject | English as a Second Language | en |
| dc.subject | academic achievement | en |
| dc.subject | academic English | en |
| dc.title | The relationship between international students’ English test scores and their academic achievements | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Bedfordshire | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Journal of pedagogic development | en |
| html.description.abstract | This study investigates the connection between international students’ scores achieved in an English grammar and vocabulary test and the overall grades attained on their degree programmes at a UK university. Data was collected from 1841 students taking part in the university’s Communication Skills programme, which provides supplementary support for students by means of in-sessional English for Academic Purposes tuition. A comparatively strong correlation (r=0.426) between English proficiency test scores and final academic grades was established, indicating that students’ knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary has a telling impact on their ability to attain higher level grades and that further support to boost international students’ communicative ability at all performance levels is warranted. |
