The impact of IELTS scores on performance at University

International Education Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 70-85

  Feast, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic performance; English proficiency; GPA; IELTS; Multilevel analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 18344386224     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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