On Empiricism and Objectivity

Even under the best of circumstances, placement testing is subjective. The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (ACTFL, 1985) and the updated ACTFL Writing (Breiner-Sanders, Swender, & Terry, 2001) and Speaking (ACTFL, 1999) Proficiency Guidelines are yet another example. The core of the problem is the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David Wiese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2007-12-01
Series:Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/SALT/article/view/1516