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I would like to thank Cam Fraser, Magdalena  \nStanislawska, and Karl Anvik for their help in creating the online test. I would also like to thank Marilyn Abbott, Nizam Radwan, Todd Rogers, and Patrick Bolger for their help on the statistical analysis. All remaining faults are mine.  \nAbstract  \nThis study examines the use of a yes/no test as a placement measure in a university Spanish foreign language program. Yes/no tests measure word recognition and have been shown to correlate well with other language proficiency tests. The main advantage of using a yes/no test asa placement tool is its ease of creation and administration. We examined the ability of a yes/notest to discriminate between adjacent placement levels in our program and found that it functions up to the low-intermediate level only. This limitation may be due to the way vocabulary is taught, the stages of development of the lexicon, and the learning plateau that intermediate learners appear to reach. Nonetheless, the yes/no test allows for a quick initial sorting of students into different levels and reduces the need for individual placement by instructors.  \nRésumé  \nCette étude porte sur l’usage d’un test binaire appelant une réponse par oui ou par non~~ ~~comme instrument de classement pour un programme universitaire d’espagnole langue étrangère. Les tests binaires (oui vs. non) permettent la reconnaissance des mots et ils se sont révélés corrélés de près avec d’autres tests de compétence linguistique. L’avantage principale des tests binaires (oui vs.non) comme outils de classement est qu'ils sont faciles à élaborer et à administrer. On aexaminé la capacité d’un tel test à distinguer entre des niveaux de classement contigus et on a trouvé que son efficacité se limite au niveau intermédiaire inférieur. Cette limite peut être attribuée à la manière dont le vocabulaire est enseigné, aux étapes de développement du lexique, et au plateau d’apprentissage que les apprenants intermédiaires semblent avoir atteint. Néanmoins, le test binaire (oui vs.non ) nous permet de trier les étudiants selon leur niveau de façon préliminaire et rapide et il réduit le besoin de classement individuel par les instructeurs.  \nCJAL * RCLA Lam 55  \nYes/no tests for foreign language placement at the post-secondary level  \nIntroduction  \nThis study examines the feasibility of using a yes/no test for placement purposes in the Spanish-as-a-foreign-language program at the University of Alberta, Canada. Yes/no tests consist of a list of both real and pseudo words, and learners have to check off the words that they recognize. The underlying assumption for using a yes/no test for placement is that word recognition correlates with overall language proficiency; learners who recognize more words have likely had greater exposure to the language in general, and consequently, they should perform better in other language skills as well (Meara & Jones, 1988) . This assumption has been verified in numerous studies that established relatively strong correlations between yes/no tests and more comprehensive measures of language proficiency in a second or foreign language (L2)(Fairclough & Ramírez, 2009; Harrington & Carey, 2009; Lam, Pérez-Leroux, & Ramírez, 2003; Meara & Buxton, 1987; Meara & Jones, 1988) . In her review of studies on L2 word recognition, Koda (1996) also concludes that general linguistic knowledge is a necessary (though notsufficient) condition for word recognition competence. While some questions have been raised about the validity and reliability of yes/no tests, as discussed below, this format has clear practical advantages: it is easy to construct, a large number of words can be tested in a short time, the task demand on the le","cbCaihqcz0tTBKJZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihqcz0tTBKJZ","pdf",178953,"English","# Introduction\n## Issues in placement testing\n# Previous Research\n# Issues in placement testing","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the yes/no placement test in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study evaluates whether a yes/no test can function as a placement measure for a university Spanish foreign language program.\"},{\"question\":\"Why are yes/no tests considered suitable for placement purposes?\",\"answer\":\"They assess word recognition, which correlates with overall language proficiency, and they are easy to construct, administer, score by computer, and complete quickly.\"},{\"question\":\"How well does the test distinguish between placement levels?\",\"answer\":\"The test discriminates placement levels up to the low-intermediate level only, with limitations likely tied to vocabulary instruction, lexicon development stages, and intermediate learners’ plateau.\"}]","Yes/no Tests for Foreign Language Placement at the Post-secondary Level | PDF",1792083158,48]