English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement of International Students: A Meta-Analysis

Rachawan Wongtrirat

27 citations0/0 files storedODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University)

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

International Student and Expatriate Challenges EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Higher Education Research Studies

Abstract

Studies have been conducted to determine the impact of English language on the academic achievement of international students in higher education institutions in the United States. The results of these investigations have been varied and at times contradictory. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate studies from 1987–2009 that examined the correlation between the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) on grade point average (GPA) and course completion. The results indicated that the TOEFL has a small predictive ability on GPA and course completion of international students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The findings are useful for university admissions offices and academic departments responsible for admissions decisions for international students.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 27 citations exist upstream.

Cited by

2015Evidence that International Undergraduates Can Succeed Academically Despite Struggling with English

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.