MELICET

Level

Advanced-intermediate to advanced-level proficiency

About

The MELICET-GCVR and MELICET-L exams were formerly components of the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB), which is used to assess the English language proficiency of students applying to universities or colleges where the language of instruction is English, as well as to assess the general English language proficiency of professionals who need to use English in their work.

  • The MELICET is not appropriate for those with only an elementary to low-intermediate knowledge of English or for those without a high school education
  • The two forms of the test are equated, thus allowing use for preprogram and postprogram assessment

Format

MELICET-GCVR

  • 100-item multiple-choice exam
  • Time: 75 minutes
  • 2 forms available: AA, BB
  • Scoring is by punched stencil (purchasers may use their own scannable answer sheets)

MELICET-L

  • 50-item, multiple-choice exam of listening items
  • Time: 40–45 minutes
  • 2 forms available: A1, B1
  • Scoring is by punched stencil

Content

The exam questions on the MELICET-GCVR and the MELICET-L test the following:

MELICET-GCVR

  • grammar items in a conversational format
  • cloze items in a paragraph format
  • vocabulary items requiring selection of a synonym or completion of a sentence
  • reading comprehension items

Raw scores should be converted to scaled scores by using the equation table found in the MELICET-GCVR user’s manual.

MELICET-L

  • short questions
  • short statements that are matched to statements with similar meanings
  • short questions and statements with meaning dictated by emphasized words
  • an academic lecture (with accompanying chart or graph) followed by comprehension questions
  • a two-person, casual conversation, also accompanied by visual clues (map or diagram), with comprehension questions

Raw scores should be converted to scaled scores by using the equation table found in the MELICET-L User's Manual.

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