Rethinking student placement to enhance efficiency and student agency

Placement tests are used to support a particular need in a local context—to determine the best starting place for a student entering a specific programme of language study. This brief report will focus on the development of an innovative placement test with self-directed elements for our local needs...

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Veröffentlicht in:Language testing 2024-01, Vol.41 (1), p.181-191
Hauptverfasser: Baker, Beverly, Arias, Angel, Bibeau, Louis-David, Qin, Yiwei (Coral), Norenberg, Margret, St-John, Jennifer
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Placement tests are used to support a particular need in a local context—to determine the best starting place for a student entering a specific programme of language study. This brief report will focus on the development of an innovative placement test with self-directed elements for our local needs at a university in Canada for students studying English or French as a second language. Our goals are to produce a more efficient assessment instrument while allowing students more agency through the process. We hope that sharing these details will encourage others to consider the potential of incorporating self-directed elements in low-stakes placement decision-making.
ISSN:0265-5322
1477-0946
DOI:10.1177/02655322231179128