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>Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:24:27 -0400
>Subject: Re: #8962.1 (!) Placement Test response
>From: "Douglas W. Canfield" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>Thread-Topic: #8962.1 (!) Placement Test response
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Great information.
Thanks, Dennie!
DOUG
On 10/7/08 5:33 PM, "LLTI-Editor" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> From: Dennie Hoopingarner <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>> Subject: Placement Test response
>> Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:54:36 -0400
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> At Michigan State, we use a placement test that was developed in-house.
>
> Students do not receive credit for the test, but they can use their
> score to waive certain language requirements for certain programs, at
> the discretion of the program faculty.
>
> Academic honesty is not a concern with this test. Since the placement
> test is intended to be used for placement, students would be foolish
> to cheat and place themselves into a section beyond their proficiency
> level. In fact, I'm sure many will agree that we often have the
> opposite problem: students deliberately doing poorly on the exam in
> order to place themselves in a lower level. On a side note, we did add
> a proctoring function for those occasions where students use the test
> for other purposes. The test is administered in our Testing Office,
> and proctors enter a code that marks the test administration as
> proctored.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Dennie Hoopingarner, Ph.D.
> Director, Language Learning Center
> Associate Director for Technology Implementation, CLEAR
> Michigan State University
> http://llc.msu.edu
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>
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