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From Articulation to Validation: Balancing Research-Based Best Practices and Program Needs in Spanish Placement Test Development

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Carrie L. Bonilla – Hispania, 2024

This article details the challenges and best practices of evaluating second language learners for placement into postsecondary Spanish language courses. The literature on testing for placement purposes in second language acquisition and language testing provides a great deal of insight, but language programs must make many decisions as well that…

Descriptors: Spanish, Language Tests, Placement Tests, Test Validity