--- Forwarded Message from "Shoaf,Judith P" <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: "Shoaf,Judith P" <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 15:42:53 -0400 >Subject: RE: #9403 recommendation for language testing tools >Thread-Topic: #9403 recommendation for language testing tools >Thread-Index: AcrtUQdKb2FLTorbS8m6qFaIutQJtgAApAwn >References: <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >Accept-Language: en-US >acceptlanguage: en-US Birgit, For placement, it is good to be able to use standardized test scores (AP, SAT-II, IB) because many students already have them. For French, German, Latin, and Spanish, an institution can administer the SAT-II tests on campus to students who don't have a recent score. The problems with this are (1) just giving the multiple-choice (and even eliminating any listening) makes it easy to administer and score, but not the best test overall, and (2) the scores need to be normed over a period, comparing the final grades of students completing introductory language courses with their scores on a test administered at the end of the semester. Judy Shoaf *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************