A Comprehensive Placement Test Tool for Language Centres

Autor/inn/en	Jaime Pastor, Asuncion; Perez Guillot, Cristina; Candel-Mora, Miguel A.
Titel	A Comprehensive Placement Test Tool for Language Centres
Quelle	In: Language Learning in Higher Education, 1 (2012) 2, S.325-331 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2191-611X
DOI	10.1515/cercles-2011-0020
Schlagwörter	Language Tests; Student Placement; Prior Learning; Computer Assisted Testing; Courseware; Learning Resources Centers; Context Effect; Prerequisites; Test Construction; Group Testing; Foreign Countries; Spain (Valencia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language test; Sprachtest; Schülerpraktikum; Vorkenntnisse; Lernsoftware; Learning resources centres; Lehrmittelzentrum; Voraussetzung; Testaufbau; Gruppentest; Ausland
Abstract	One of the main problems relating to language courses offered at language centres is measuring the students' entry-level skills in a fast, efficient and reliable way. This problem is particularly acute in language centres with large numbers of students, especially at the beginning of the academic year, as a mechanism has to be implemented which serves to determine the language skills of students prior to the registration period. For this purpose we have developed a software tool that allows us to determine a student's level quickly and effectively, while managing volumes of approximately 600 students in each of the two academic periods in which the courses are offered. The tool presented has been tested and validated over four years of use, giving results that demonstrate a high degree of reliability. Also, given the program's flexibility, it can be adapted to other specific needs, and can also be used to assess proficiency in terms of the levels of the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages." (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01