Project Summary:
Examining (1) the predictive validity of DET as evidenced in the relationship between students’ DET scores and their GPAs at the end of the first year of study and (2) test takers’ and score users’ perceptions of the DET and its test tasks.
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The closure of testing centers administering English language proficiency (ELP) tests in early 2020 because of the COVID19 pandemic required many Canadian universities to consider using scores on remote ELP tests like the at-home Duolingo English Test (DET) as evidence of ELP for university admissions. While the DET is currently used by many English-medium universities and colleges, at the time this study was conducted, it was a relatively new alternative and, as a result, further evidence was needed to determine whether the extrapolation inference for its use for university admissions is warranted. To address this need, this concurrent, exploratory mixed-methods study examined the association between the DET scores and academic achievement of 719 students admitted on DET scores as well as stakeholders’ perceptions of the content and use of the DET for university admissions at two Canadian universities.
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Co-investigator
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Khaled Barkaoui, Heike Neumann
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York University, Concordia University
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(e.g type 1000 for 1,000)
