The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT
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| author | Ghamri, Hend |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2012-11 2013-11-18T10:11:28Z 2013-11-18T10:11:28Z |
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| dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv | The British University in Dubai (BUiD) |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | math proficiency tests student academic achievement HCT |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
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| spelling | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCTGhamri, Hendmath proficiency testsstudent academic achievementHCTDISSERTATION WITH DISTINCTIONThis quantitative study investigates the linguistic impact of 6 main proficiency and standardized tests (CEPA reading test, CEPA writing test, CEPA math test, high-school English test, high-school Arabic test and high-school math test) on student academic student, as measured by student first year GPA. The sample population of this research are Emirati students from the academic year 2009-2010. They are foundation students, aged between 17-18, who completed their first year in the Eastern Region of the UAE known as Fujairah Emirate. The findings reveal that the adjusted r square value in the model accounts for 42% of variance in GPA – respectable model. This suggests that language proficiency accounts for 42% of the variance in students' GPA, whereas the remaining 58% are explained by other non-academic factors. Further, a key finding of the research shows that CEPA English test, a proficiency test, is the most significant predictor of student academic success (r = 0.390, N = 471, p < .0005, two-tailed). Interestingly, the findings also indicate that the high-school Arabic test is as effective in predicting student academic success as CEPA English test (r = 0.325, N = 471, p < .0005, two-tailed). The difference in correlation coefficient between CEPA English-reading test and high-school Arabic test is 0.065 which is basically negligible. The research also reveals positive medium correlations between the rest of the tests and student academic achievement. High-school math test was not a significant predictor as indicated when using a regression analysis; hence it is not considered in the correlational analysis. This research also reveals that there is no significant academic difference between male and female students in GPA (t= 0.565, df= 469, p=0.572 > 0.05). Additionally, this research concludes interesting finding that shows no significant difference was found between high foundation and the low foundation students in GPA (t= -0.806, df= 469, p = 0.420 > 0.05).The British University in Dubai (BUiD)2013-11-18T10:11:28Z2013-11-18T10:11:28Z2012-11Dissertationapplication/pdf100052http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/412enoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/4122021-11-11T12:43:46Z |
| spellingShingle | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT Ghamri, Hend math proficiency tests student academic achievement HCT |
| title | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
| title_full | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
| title_short | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
| title_sort | The Impact of Language and Math Proficiency Tests on Student Academic Achievement in HCT |
| topic | math proficiency tests student academic achievement HCT |
| url | http://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/412 |