placement test

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Recent Examples of placement test Research shows that results of standardized placement tests often correlate with race and socioeconomic status. 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 See all Example Sentences for placement test 
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Noun
  • The participants regularly took an intelligence test known as the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Unpopular perspective: Personality assessments, aptitude tests and candidate interview assignments are detrimental to the hiring process.
    Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Since standardized testing tends to produce biased results, companies that use aptitude tests to screen out candidates may be creating unintentional liabilities as well as one-dimensional applicant profiles.
    Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The test can help rule out inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or bacterial intestinal infections.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Franco Colapinto has joined Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season after the team struck a deal to sign him from Williams.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

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