The prediction of success and failure in elementary foreign language courses

Abstract

The Pennsylvania State College Academic Aptitude Examination, parts one (vocabulary) and two (paragraph reading) was used to predict the success of freshman students in elementary courses in French, Spanish, and German. Teachers' grades were used as the criterion. Results showed that best prediction was for the Spanish students, poorest for French students, with little difference in the predictive efficiency of the two parts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)