The on-line Yes/No test as a placement tool

System

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 614-626

  Harrington, Michael ^a   Carey, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computerised testing; English as a second language; Placement testing; Recognition vocabulary; Response time; Yes No test

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449525333     PISSN: 0346251X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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