More Than Learning English: The Impact of English Program Attendance on International Student Academic Achievement

• In Event: 66.089 - Sheraton Roundtable Session 13 - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 66.089-2 - International Student Experiences and Success in Higher Education

Abstract

This paper looks at the differences in academic achievement between students who enter universities through an English proficiency test and those who pass through an intensive English language program. Using a ‘fuzzy’ regression discontinuity, we analyzed 1754 cases at a large research-intensive institution in the Southwest of the United States. The preliminary results revealed great similarity between the populations of students but an evolving data set leaves room for potential differences.

Authors

• Adam T Clark, Arizona State University

• Dianna Lippincott, Arizona State University

• Jeongeun Kim, Arizona State University