All 30 students passed their assigned CIEP levels and 17 students moved out of the elementary level by passing level 103¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2015: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All 30 students completed their assigned levels and passed, moving one level up from their previous competencies. → Mukundan et al. 2012 q2 i? 17 students moved out of their 'elementary' level by passing level 103, making them ready for Intermediate Level challenges. → Mukundan et al. 2012 (2)

Evidence¶

Mukundan et al. 2012¶

Jayakaran Mukundan, Elaheh Hamed Mahvelati & Vahid Nimehchisalem. (2012). The Effect of an Intensive English Program on Malaysian Secondary School Students’ Language Proficiency. English Language Teaching, 5(11). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n11p1

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Conclusion section reporting program completion outcomes for the 30 participants. The article states "all 30 students completed their assigned levels and passed", meaning each moved one level up.

"As the results clearly indicated, all 30 students completed their assigned levels and passed. This would mean they all moved one level up from their previous competencies."

Mukundan et al. 2012 (2)¶

Jayakaran Mukundan, Elaheh Hamed Mahvelati & Vahid Nimehchisalem. (2012). The Effect of an Intensive English Program on Malaysian Secondary School Students’ Language Proficiency. English Language Teaching, 5(11). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n11p1

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Conclusion section reporting that "17 students moved out of their ‘elementary’ level by passing level 103", indicating readiness for Intermediate Level study.

"Additionally, 17 students moved out of their ‘elementary’ level by passing level 103 – this would mean that they are ready for challenges at Intermediate Level."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Most low-scoring students were placed in level 103 (high elementary) of the CIEP following the placement test — related
• A one-month intensive English program significantly improved general English proficiency scores of low-scoring Malaysian secondary students — related