Assessing High-Order Skills with Partial Knowledge Evaluation: Lessons Learned from Using a Computer-based Proficiency Test of English for Academic Purposes
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Assessing High-Order Skills with Partial Knowledge Evaluation: Lessons Learned from Using a Computer-based Proficiency Test of English for Academic Purposes
Executive Summary English proficiency tests (EPT) are required from students enrolled in Master and PhD programs in many non-English speaking countries, as the students must demonstrate their ability to understand and produce technical literature that is predominantly in English. Some universities and funding agencies in Brazil require the student to pass a general-purpose exam, such as TOEFL o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Information Technology Education: Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1547-9714,1539-3585
DOI: 10.28945/322