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Direct linkGreen, Anthony B.; Weir, Cyril J. – Language Testing, 2004
Studies of placement tests are typically narrowly concerned with their validation as instruments for the efficient grouping of students. They rarely explore the assumption that placement test content can be related to classroom tasks and so inform instructional decisions. This study focuses on a trial version of the Global Placement Test (GPT), a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Format, Instructional Materials, Inferences
