The Predictive Validity of an ESL Placement Test: A Mixed Methods Approach

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 366-389

  Lee, Young ju ^a   Greene, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

educational measurement; ESL placement tests; language assessment; mixed methods approach; predictive validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549118693     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689807306148     Document Type: Article

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