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Recent Examples of placement test
Research shows that results of standardized placement tests often correlate with race and socioeconomic status.
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Ellen Dennis, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2023
Lee College let students who achieved close-to-qualifying scores on its placement test qualify through a college admissions exam (ACT or SAT) or state high school end-of-course exam.
—Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2023
Caught cheating by one of its own professors, one of America’s elite eight Ivy League undergraduate schools admitted handing in homework cribbed to score higher on a placement test.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022
A couple months after struggling through his math placement test, Mr. Hope headed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for six weeks of intense classes at a summer bridge program.
—Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022
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Ellen Dennis, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2023
Lee College let students who achieved close-to-qualifying scores on its placement test qualify through a college admissions exam (ACT or SAT) or state high school end-of-course exam.
—Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2023
Caught cheating by one of its own professors, one of America’s elite eight Ivy League undergraduate schools admitted handing in homework cribbed to score higher on a placement test.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022
A couple months after struggling through his math placement test, Mr. Hope headed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for six weeks of intense classes at a summer bridge program.
—Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement test
Noun
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The participants regularly took an intelligence test known as the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
2 Oct. 2024
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In most cases, an intelligence test will be compared with a standardized achievement test to see if there is a discrepancy between the two scores.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
30 July 2024
Noun
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Prospective recruits have three months to achieve the necessary score on the aptitude test or to lose enough weight to meet requirements.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Applicants must pass a medical exam, an aptitude test and a psychological test that is more stringent than that required of a pilot, said Chris Wilbanks, FAA deputy vice president of safety and technical training.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In our tests, however, the RW402B came out slightly lower on the quality scale.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Feb. 2025
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The worst aviation disaster in almost a quarter century is one of the first tests of Donald Trump’s second administration.—
The Editors,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2025
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