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>Subject: placement testing questions
>Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:28:44 -0500
>Thread-Topic: placement testing questions
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>From: "Detiveaux, Georges J" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum"   
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1. What placement test do you use?

For Spanish, French, & German, we use the BYU/HTRSC WebCAPE. For ASL,
it's a homestyle recipe. For critical languages, STAMP. For Spanish
heritage learners, it's a WebCAPE/homestyle combo (online part & written
part). 

2. Is credit awarded for classes that they place out of? If so, how does
that work in your institution?

Never. Using the placement test score, students are placed into a level.
They must complete this with a C or better, then apply for credit for
the levels they didn't have to take as a result of the test. 

3. Are students required to take the exam in-person even though the exam
is online? If not, how have you addressed the potential for academic
dishonesty?

All exams are taken in person in our assessment center on campus.
Students must first fill out a referral request before being sent to
take the test (example: http://cyfair.lonestar.edu/frenchplacement). As
our enrollment balloons out of control, we are also toying with the idea
of doing mass-testing in person at set times and dates during the year. 

Georges Detiveaux
Language Labs / French
Lone Star College-CyFair
Cypress, TX
cyfair.lonestar.edu/languagelabs 
faculty.lonestar.edu/gdetiveaux 


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