Analysis of English Placement Test Scores and Student Opinions to Improve Differentiated Curriculum by Level and Major

• 발행기관: 한국외국어교육학회
• 저자명: Sangkyung Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Foreign Languages Education』Vol.22 No.4, 75~99쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.12.30

영문 초록

This study investigated the test scores and student responses about placement in the General Education English Program by level and major. Using composite scores of College Scholastic Ability Test for English (CSAT) and the in-house speaking test (SEPT), the study placed students into four levels (2-5). It also categorized 1,847 students into three groups: Humanities and Social Science (HS), Business Administration and Law (BL), and Science and Engineering (SE). Higher levels showed significant differences in oral proficiency while having similar results on the CSAT. Lower levels attained similar scores on the SEPT but represented a vast range of CSAT scores. Participants across all levels understood the purpose of the placement test, perceived the content of the SEPT as appropriate, and positively responded toward the accuracy of placement. HS and BL scored higher on the test than SE, confirming the contrast between engineering and non-engineering majors. HS, however, showed more positive evaluation on the accuracy of placement than BL and SE. Across groups and levels, all participants opposed exclusively using CSAT in course placement. This study discusses utilizing data by various variables to enhance differentiated instruction and to meet unique needs of students at all levels with different majors; it also addresses using CSAT scores as the exclusive criterion.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Literature Review

III. Methods

IV. Results

V. Discussion

References

키워드

영어분반평가 자체평가 수준별수업 차별화된 교양영어 프로그램 English placement test in-house test level-specific instruction differentiated general English program