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Placement testing: What does it mean?
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Online learning for Syrian and Lebanese youth
The HOPES-LEB project aims to improve the chances for a better future for young people in Lebanon. Here’s how they do it.
Adaptive tests: The detail
What more can be done for tests other than just putting the test online with some fancy layouts? Adaptivity is the way forward.
Question bank: Review and renew
The reliability and validity of a placement test lies in the quality of the questions. So what is the key to a good question bank?
AI and Speaking: The next chapter
Adrian Raper looks ahead, sharing new developments in AI and speaking assessments, researchers to look out for, and where to find out more.
Cultural fairness in a placement test
A placement test score should be a fair representation of a candidate’s ability, not their cultural knowledge. Here are four steps test designers can take to ensure that.
Recruitment testing: Three things to consider
Whether you are recruiting 60 or 600 candidates, answer these three questions to choose the right placement test for your company’s needs.
Can I test 2,000 students before lunch?
Running placement tests for a large cohort of new students can be time-consuming, costly and tedious. Dr Adrian Raper’s five-question framework makes it totally efficient. Test it here.
Online proctoring: A new and changing world
Online proctoring can help make remote assessment programmes more accessible and flexible. But what should you look for in a provider?
For refugees, language is just the first step…
At JALT 2018, Matthias Prikoszovits (MP) from Universität Wien tells Sieon Lau (SL) about the importance of providing vocational experience, cultural knowledge and help on understanding legal language.