...Phillip E. Messner; Naifa Liu Investigates a scientific basis for establishing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) cut‐off scores. Obtains data on 348 foreign students from 50 US universities. Divides students into three categories according to TOEFL score: below 550; 550‐600...

... jargon, with the emphasis being on what can be feasibly done in the classroom. Frequent revision and regular testing are suggested ways of keeping in touch with children′s progress in English, maths and science. Although emphasis is on managing assessment in the classrooms,stresses the need for a whole...

...Liam F. Heaney A study of concept acquisition and development in children at 8 and 11 years using five assessment of performance unit (APU) science tests:30 children from each age group completed the tests and 15 from each group were interviewed. The oral and written responses were analysed...