The Re-Placement Test: Using TOEFL for Purposes of Placement

Autor/in	Moglen, Daniel
Titel	The Re-Placement Test: Using TOEFL for Purposes of Placement
Quelle	In: CATESOL Journal, 27 (2015) 1, S.1-26 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1535-0517
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Student Placement; English (Second Language); Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Research Universities; Scores; Correlation; Cloze Procedure; Essay Tests; Prompting; Lecture Method; Notetaking; Grading; Predictor Variables; Academic Achievement; California; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerpraktikum; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Forschungseinrichtung; Korrelation; Lückentext; Schriftlicher Sprachgebrauch; Benutzerführung; Notengebung; Schulnote; Prädiktor; Schulleistung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article will consider using TOEFL scores for purposes of placement and advising for international graduate students at a northern California research university. As the number of international students is on the rise and the funds for the graduate ESL program are diminishing, the way in which the university is handling the influx of international students is undergoing substantial changes. One aspect of the system that is gaining attention is the graduate-level ESL placement exam. To find out if using TOEFL scores for placement is a viable option, I have looked at the Pearson "r" coefficient for TOEFL scores and university placement exam scores from years 2007-2011. Results from this study show a moderate correlation between the TOEFL and placement exam and suggest that students at this university with TOEFL scores 110 and above should be exempt from any ESL requirement while students with TOEFL scores below 90 need to take ESL courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01