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Center for Comparative Analysis of Educational Achievement, COMPEAT
  2. Center for Comparative Analysis of Educational Achievement, COMPEAT
  3. Studies before 1995
  4. Six Subject Survey 1970
  5. Study of French as a Foreign Language 1970

Study of French as a Foreign Language 1970

The Study of French as a Foreign Language is part of the Six Subject Study 1970. The study investigated factors associated with the learning of French as a foreign language. Tests were developed to assess performance in reading, listening, speaking and writing. Two types of writing tests were used. The first could be reliably scored, being of an objective or quasi-objective nature. The second involved directed composition. The data were collected in 1971.

Target Population

This was 14-year-old students and students in the final grade of the secondary school.

Participating Educational Systems

Chile, England, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Sweden, United States. Please note that most but not all countries participated in all studies.
Link to IEA website

Data - population

Chile

England and Wales

Netherlands  

New Zealand

Romania

Scotland

Sweden  

USA   

Instruments

French as a Foreign Language population 1-4

Contents

Contents for Populations 1 to 4, overview (pdf)

Scripts Listening - Speaking

Listening scripts for populations 1 to 4. English and French (pdf 1,9 MB)

Scoring Keys

Scoring keys for population 1 to 4 (pdf)

French Listening

Listening questionnaire for population 1 (pdf)

Listening questionnaire for population 2 (pdf)

Listening questionnaire for population 4 (pdf)

French Reading

Reading questionnaire for population 1 (pdf)

Reading questionnaire for population 2 (pdf)

Reading questionnaire for population 4 (pdf)

French Writing

Writing questionnaire for population 2 (pdf)

Writing questionnaire for population 4 (pdf)

French Speaking

Speaking questionnaire for population 1 (pdf)

Speaking questionnaire for population2 and 4 (pdf)

Teacher Questionnaire French as a Foreign Language

Teacher questionnaire for population 2 - Swedish special questionnaire (pdf 1.1 MB in Swedish)

Publications

International

Carroll, J. B. (1975). The teaching of French as a foreign language in eight countries V.

Six Subjects Survey

Studies before 1995

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