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Direct and Indirect Placement Test Scores as Measures of Language Proficiency and Predictors of Academic Success for ESL Students.

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Christopher, Virginia Louise – 1993

Current research in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) field has not assessed the comparative ability of indirect and direct test scores to predict academic success. Work of this kind would inform practice in the area of testing and placement. This study investigates the practical problem of making appropriate placement decisions for students…

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