ERIC Number: EJ1286036
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1543-4303
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English Language Placement Testing at BYU-Hawaii in the Time of COVID-19
Green, Brent A.; Lung, Ying Suet Michelle
Language Assessment Quarterly, v18 n1 p6-11 2021
In this commentary, we describe the English language placement adaptations we were required to make due to the world-wide COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a brief description of our placement test battery which was adapted to address our institution's move to a remote teaching/learning mode. A discussion of the major challenges we experienced, their impacts, and how we addressed them is also included. Finally, we discuss what we have learned about the processes and how we will make further adaptations in future placement test administrations using a virtual platform.
Descriptors: Student Placement, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Barriers, Computer Simulation, College Students, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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