ERIC Number: EJ1227199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2474-2546
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Placement of International English Language Learners: How Different Is It?
Bostian, Brad
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, v2 n1 p25-34 2017
Amid profound changes to student placement systems at universities and colleges, the placement of English language learners has remained largely the same. Generally speaking, international students, and in some places other English language learners, face single measure testing and required remediation. Single measure high stakes testing goes against recommended practice, according to the test makers themselves, and the resulting remediation is often not demonstrably productive in terms of student success. ESL placement remains in much the same situation as traditional placement systems for native speaking developmental English and math students. This article explores parallels between developmental and ESL placement systems, so that improvements being made in the one arena can be extended to the other.
Descriptors: Student Placement, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students, Foreign Students, English Language Learners, Language Tests, High Stakes Tests, Remedial Instruction, Correlation, English Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Test Reliability, Grade Point Average, Comparative Analysis, Native Speakers
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education. 6 Delgreen Court, Nottingham, MD 21236. Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jimphe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English as a Foreign Language
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