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ERIC Number: EJ1286037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1543-4303
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Temple University's ITA Placement Test in Times of COVID-19
Wagner, Elvis; Krylova, Anna
Language Assessment Quarterly, v18 n1 p12-16 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to do in-person, on campus testing, we were forced to create a new system to screen International Teaching Assistants (ITA) for Temple university. We used this opportunity to address many of the concerns and problems that we had identified with the previous test, and created a new test that could be administered virtually. The new test (the TU ITA Test) makes it possible to test potential ITAs at any time, allowing departments to make instructor placement decisions far in advance. The TU ITA Test also seems to better assess ITAs' interactional competence than the previous test, suggesting it might be a more valid ITA screening measure.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
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