Unitary Placement Testing for Spanish: Can a Single Instrument Adequately Serve Native Speakers and Non-Natives Alike?.

Parisi, Gino; Teschner, Richard V.

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ERIC Number: EJ298279

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Unitary Placement Testing for Spanish: Can a Single Instrument Adequately Serve Native Speakers and Non-Natives Alike?

Parisi, Gino; Teschner, Richard V.

Foreign Language Annals, v17 n3 p173-84 May 1984

A study determining that a single test incorporating several special features can adequately place and evaluate native speakers and nonnative learners of Spanish is described. The description of native speaker proficiency is also refined. (MSE)

Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Student Placement, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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