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Recent Examples of placement test
Many have made reforms, including moving away from solely using a placement test to determine student classes to relying on additional factors like a student’s high school GPA.
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oregonlive, 7 June 2023
The program was to change the remediation model in most community colleges, where students who don’t do well on placement tests must take pre-college classes in their weak subject — essentially a repeat of high school.
—Ellen Dennis, al, 26 Apr. 2023
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
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oregonlive, 7 June 2023
The program was to change the remediation model in most community colleges, where students who don’t do well on placement tests must take pre-college classes in their weak subject — essentially a repeat of high school.
—Ellen Dennis, al, 26 Apr. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement test
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Plus, babies who use sign language before speaking learn to talk earlier, score higher on intelligence tests, develop a larger vocabulary, and display more self-confidence compared to their non-signing peers.—
Leslie Garisto Pfaff,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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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 the wake of this pandemic, an aptitude test—call it the T.I.Q.—is developed to measure one’s ability to rotate brushes three-dimensionally inside holes.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Even in those places, most will never experience combat, let alone need to pass another aptitude test.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The report also noted that current tests for Parkinson’s — such as imaging studies and clinical rating scales — can be costly and subjective.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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The test involved punching holes in the ear pinna of rabbits and mice and tracking the wound-repairing process.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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“Placement test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placement%20test. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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