Researchers

This section provides information on past, present and future developments of the CAEL Assessment.

CAEL is very active internationally and continuously conducts research to examine issues of reliability, generalizability and validity across Canadian and international test taker groups. These studies are generally published in technical reports.

For example, a recent study of reliability and validity claims is reported in Fox, J. & Fraser, W. (2008). Comparative analysis Qatar Nursing Applicant Test Scores: CAEL Assessment and University of Calgary Admission Test. College of the North Atlantic - Qatar. CAEL test specifications were adapted for use in a computer-mediated screening and placement test in Qatar (reported on at LTRC in Australia), which is administered to 1000s of applicants annually. These data are routinely used by the CAEL testing unit to conduct reliability checks, monitor the accuracy of scoring procedures and investigate the validity of score outcomes.

Earlier research examined the viability of using CAEL in other national institutions in Canada. And as a result, Canadian colleges and universities accept CAEL for admission to their programs. Numerous research studies were carried out when CAEL was routinely administered around the world in the Canadian Education Centre network (a Canadian organization with student reception centres in international sites, which operated until 2009).

Studies on CEC-CAEL test use and test taker performance have routinely been conducted with students in Asia (e.g., Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan, etc.) as well as the middle East (Qatar, Oman) and other contexts (e.g., Greenland).

Currently, analysis of test use is underway in Qatar, India and China.

Please use the links below to learn more about areas of research, reports and articles on the test.

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Articles
Reports