A proven solution.

Identifying students’ academic strengths and weaknesses in preparation for college is more critical than ever.

Revealing Potential.Expanding Opportunity.

© 2009 The College Board. College Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respectiveowners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com.

45 Columbus Avenue | New York, NY 10023-6992 | info@accuplacer.org | 866-607-5223

Identifying students’ academic strengths and weaknesses in preparation for college is more critical

than ever to ensure successful transitions and persistence in their academic experiences.

ACCUPLACER® assessments provide early indicators of students’ preparedness and place them

into appropriate courses where they can confi dently meet classroom demands and achieve their

academic goals. By using ACCUPLACER, you help set the stage for student success at your

institution, thereby aiding retention and graduation rates.

Since 1985, ACCUPLACER has been the industry leader, providing a state-of-the-art

computer-based assessment program with time-saving and user-friendly features

customized to meet your institutional needs.

Revealing Potential.

It is essential to assess students who speak English as a second language in order to prepare

them for a successful academic experience. ACCUPLACER ESL is a set of computer-adaptive,

untimed tests that enables you to test students quickly and effi ciently across a wide range of

abilities. The ESL tests can be administered separately or with other ACCUPLACER tests to help

maximize student performance. With items designed by ESL professionals, ACCUPLACER ESL

is a proven solution that you can administer and score at any time.

With ACCUPLACER ESL, you have immediate information necessary to prepare students for

college and place them in English immersion programs or developmental or college-level

courses. ACCUPLACER enables you to retain a higher percentage of your students through

accurate placement.

ACCUPLACER® ESL

ACCUPLACER® ESL

Start your students onthe path to successby contacting the ACCUPLACER® team now.

Visit: www.collegeboard.com/accuplacer

090093161

A proven solution.

Identifying students’ academic strengths and weaknesses in preparation for college is more critical than ever.

Revealing Potential.Expanding Opportunity.

© 2009 The College Board. College Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respectiveowners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com.

45 Columbus Avenue | New York, NY 10023-6992 | info@accuplacer.org | 866-607-5223

Identifying students’ academic strengths and weaknesses in preparation for college is more critical

than ever to ensure successful transitions and persistence in their academic experiences.

ACCUPLACER® assessments provide early indicators of students’ preparedness and place them

into appropriate courses where they can confi dently meet classroom demands and achieve their

academic goals. By using ACCUPLACER, you help set the stage for student success at your

institution, thereby aiding retention and graduation rates.

Since 1985, ACCUPLACER has been the industry leader, providing a state-of-the-art

computer-based assessment program with time-saving and user-friendly features

customized to meet your institutional needs.

Revealing Potential.

It is essential to assess students who speak English as a second language in order to prepare

them for a successful academic experience. ACCUPLACER ESL is a set of computer-adaptive,

untimed tests that enables you to test students quickly and effi ciently across a wide range of

abilities. The ESL tests can be administered separately or with other ACCUPLACER tests to help

maximize student performance. With items designed by ESL professionals, ACCUPLACER ESL

is a proven solution that you can administer and score at any time.

With ACCUPLACER ESL, you have immediate information necessary to prepare students for

college and place them in English immersion programs or developmental or college-level

courses. ACCUPLACER enables you to retain a higher percentage of your students through

accurate placement.

ACCUPLACER® ESL

ACCUPLACER® ESL

Start your students onthe path to successby contacting the ACCUPLACER® team now.

Visit: www.collegeboard.com/accuplacer

090093161

Start your students on the path to success by contacting the ACCUPLACER® team now.

Visit: www.collegeboard.com/accuplacer

Expanding Opportunity. Choose ACCUPLACER® for your diverse testing needs.

ACCUPLACER® Advantages

FLEXIBLE

Internet delivery wherever there is an approved proctor

Tests can be administered wherever there is Internet access and an approved proctor. You can make ACCUPLACER available anywhere on or off campus in a secure testing environment and meet your remote testing needs. One institution administrator can easily manage multiple testing sites with designated site managers, proctors and reports personnel.

EASE OF USE

Assess quickly, accurately, easily and effi ciently

ACCUPLACER Internet delivery means that you can administer quality assessments to many students simultaneously at an affordable price, without the diffi culties of installing and upgrading software.

IMMEDIATE

Instant scoring expedites placement

Scoring is immediate, which is the best kind of feedback for the test-taker. It means that ACCUPLACER is capable of providing immediate placement reports, allowing advising, counseling and enrollment professionals to confi rm course assignments on the spot.

Student Benefi ts

■ Computer-adaptive assessments are intuitive, providing students a customized online experience.

■ Displaying one item at a time in an untimed testing environment supports student focus.

■ The suite of assessments evaluates a broad range of skills and lets students demonstrate all of their strengths.

■ Each ESL test consists of 20 questions, reducing testing time and enhancing the overall student experience.

■ Immediate score and placement reports provide students and counselors with information right away.

ESL Language Use

The ESL Language Use test consists of 20 questions and measures students’ profi ciency in using correct grammar in English sentences. There are fi ve content areas that are assessed:

■ Nouns, Pronouns and Pronoun Case Structure

■ Sentence Structure

■ Subject-Verb Agreement

■ Adverbs, Adjectives and Verbs

■ Subordination and Coordination

ESL Listening

The ESL Listening test consists of 20 questions and measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to listen to and understand one or more people speaking in English. There are two content areas assessed:

■ Literal Comprehension

• Identify the main idea or main subject of a passage

• Identify factual details and information

• Understand instructions

■ Implied Meaning

• Understand the relationship between ideas (e.g., sequence of events, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, problem and solution)

• Make inferences

• Make predictions

• Identify the speaker’s purpose, tone or point of view

ESL Reading Skills

The ESL Reading Skills test consists of 20 questions and assesses students’ comprehension of short passages. The test contains brief passages of 50 words or less and moderate-length passages of 50 to 90 words. There are two content areas:

■ Literal Comprehension

■ Inference

ESL Sentence Meaning

The ESL Sentence Meaning test consists of 20 questions and measures how well students understand the meaning of sentences in English. It assesses the understanding of word meanings in one or two sentence contexts.

There are four content areas:

■ Particles, Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions

■ Adverbs, Adjectives and Connectives Sequence

■ Basic Nouns and Verbs

■ Basic and Important Idioms

Institution Benefi ts

■ Administer the tests around your schedule.

■ Internet delivery means that any secure testing environment with Internet access and a proctor can be a test center.

■ Items designed by and for the ESL discipline.

■ Test a broad range of ESL abilities so that you can make accurate placement decisions.

■ All ACCUPLACER tests are computer-adaptive so that the experience is tailored to your students based on their skills.

■ Assess students’ writing and receive scores instantly.

■ Retain a higher percentage of your students through accurate placement.

WritePlacer® ESL

WritePlacer ESL uses fi ve prompts to assess profi ciency of English in writing. Test-takers write essays that are scored electronically with a holistic score reported on the Individual Score Report. In addition to the reported holistic score, feedback can be provided on four dimensions considered essential in a well-written essay:

■ Word Use — The extent to which the student is able to use a wide range of words and phrases accurately.

■ Sentence Use — The extent to which the student is able to use a variety of sentence patterns with both independent and dependent clauses.

■ Grammar — The extent to which the studentis able to express ideas using grammatically correct English.

■ Organization and Development — The extentto which the student is able to focus on the assigned topic and develop ideas clearly.

ESL Holistic Scoring Rubric

WritePlacer ESL provides a direct measure of the writing skills of nonnative speakers of English. WritePlacer ESL scores can be used in conjunction with other ACCUPLACER test scores to assist with the placement of students into college-level, developmental or various levels of ESL courses.

WritePlacer ESL test-takers are asked to write an essay in response to one of several prompts available in the system. Essays are electronically scored and a holistic score from 1 to 6, along with a score description, is reported on the Individual Score Report.

Score Holistic Score Description

6 The writing sample exhibits strong control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

5 The writing sample exhibits consistent control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

4 The writing sample exhibits moderate control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

3 The writing sample exhibits emerging competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

2 The writing sample exhibits limited competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

1 The writing sample exhibits little competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

0 No holistic score — This writing sample has not been given a holistic score or the four dimensional scores because it is either a blank page, incoherent, insuffi cient (too short to assess), in a foreign language or off topic.

WritePlacer® ESLACCUPLACER® ESL

Start your students on the path to success by contacting the ACCUPLACER® team now.

Visit: www.collegeboard.com/accuplacer

Expanding Opportunity. Choose ACCUPLACER® for your diverse testing needs.

ACCUPLACER® Advantages

FLEXIBLE

Internet delivery wherever there is an approved proctor

Tests can be administered wherever there is Internet access and an approved proctor. You can make ACCUPLACER available anywhere on or off campus in a secure testing environment and meet your remote testing needs. One institution administrator can easily manage multiple testing sites with designated site managers, proctors and reports personnel.

EASE OF USE

Assess quickly, accurately, easily and effi ciently

ACCUPLACER Internet delivery means that you can administer quality assessments to many students simultaneously at an affordable price, without the diffi culties of installing and upgrading software.

IMMEDIATE

Instant scoring expedites placement

Scoring is immediate, which is the best kind of feedback for the test-taker. It means that ACCUPLACER is capable of providing immediate placement reports, allowing advising, counseling and enrollment professionals to confi rm course assignments on the spot.

Student Benefi ts

■ Computer-adaptive assessments are intuitive, providing students a customized online experience.

■ Displaying one item at a time in an untimed testing environment supports student focus.

■ The suite of assessments evaluates a broad range of skills and lets students demonstrate all of their strengths.

■ Each ESL test consists of 20 questions, reducing testing time and enhancing the overall student experience.

■ Immediate score and placement reports provide students and counselors with information right away.

ESL Language Use

The ESL Language Use test consists of 20 questions and measures students’ profi ciency in using correct grammar in English sentences. There are fi ve content areas that are assessed:

■ Nouns, Pronouns and Pronoun Case Structure

■ Sentence Structure

■ Subject-Verb Agreement

■ Adverbs, Adjectives and Verbs

■ Subordination and Coordination

ESL Listening

The ESL Listening test consists of 20 questions and measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to listen to and understand one or more people speaking in English. There are two content areas assessed:

■ Literal Comprehension

• Identify the main idea or main subject of a passage

• Identify factual details and information

• Understand instructions

■ Implied Meaning

• Understand the relationship between ideas (e.g., sequence of events, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, problem and solution)

• Make inferences

• Make predictions

• Identify the speaker’s purpose, tone or point of view

ESL Reading Skills

The ESL Reading Skills test consists of 20 questions and assesses students’ comprehension of short passages. The test contains brief passages of 50 words or less and moderate-length passages of 50 to 90 words. There are two content areas:

■ Literal Comprehension

■ Inference

ESL Sentence Meaning

The ESL Sentence Meaning test consists of 20 questions and measures how well students understand the meaning of sentences in English. It assesses the understanding of word meanings in one or two sentence contexts.

There are four content areas:

■ Particles, Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions

■ Adverbs, Adjectives and Connectives Sequence

■ Basic Nouns and Verbs

■ Basic and Important Idioms

Institution Benefi ts

■ Administer the tests around your schedule.

■ Internet delivery means that any secure testing environment with Internet access and a proctor can be a test center.

■ Items designed by and for the ESL discipline.

■ Test a broad range of ESL abilities so that you can make accurate placement decisions.

■ All ACCUPLACER tests are computer-adaptive so that the experience is tailored to your students based on their skills.

■ Assess students’ writing and receive scores instantly.

■ Retain a higher percentage of your students through accurate placement.

WritePlacer® ESL

WritePlacer ESL uses fi ve prompts to assess profi ciency of English in writing. Test-takers write essays that are scored electronically with a holistic score reported on the Individual Score Report. In addition to the reported holistic score, feedback can be provided on four dimensions considered essential in a well-written essay:

■ Word Use — The extent to which the student is able to use a wide range of words and phrases accurately.

■ Sentence Use — The extent to which the student is able to use a variety of sentence patterns with both independent and dependent clauses.

■ Grammar — The extent to which the studentis able to express ideas using grammatically correct English.

■ Organization and Development — The extentto which the student is able to focus on the assigned topic and develop ideas clearly.

ESL Holistic Scoring Rubric

WritePlacer ESL provides a direct measure of the writing skills of nonnative speakers of English. WritePlacer ESL scores can be used in conjunction with other ACCUPLACER test scores to assist with the placement of students into college-level, developmental or various levels of ESL courses.

WritePlacer ESL test-takers are asked to write an essay in response to one of several prompts available in the system. Essays are electronically scored and a holistic score from 1 to 6, along with a score description, is reported on the Individual Score Report.

Score Holistic Score Description

6 The writing sample exhibits strong control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

5 The writing sample exhibits consistent control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

4 The writing sample exhibits moderate control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

3 The writing sample exhibits emerging competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

2 The writing sample exhibits limited competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

1 The writing sample exhibits little competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

0 No holistic score — This writing sample has not been given a holistic score or the four dimensional scores because it is either a blank page, incoherent, insuffi cient (too short to assess), in a foreign language or off topic.

WritePlacer® ESLACCUPLACER® ESL

Start your students on the path to success by contacting the ACCUPLACER® team now.

Visit: www.collegeboard.com/accuplacer

Expanding Opportunity. Choose ACCUPLACER® for your diverse testing needs.

ACCUPLACER® Advantages

FLEXIBLE

Internet delivery wherever there is an approved proctor

Tests can be administered wherever there is Internet access and an approved proctor. You can make ACCUPLACER available anywhere on or off campus in a secure testing environment and meet your remote testing needs. One institution administrator can easily manage multiple testing sites with designated site managers, proctors and reports personnel.

EASE OF USE

Assess quickly, accurately, easily and effi ciently

ACCUPLACER Internet delivery means that you can administer quality assessments to many students simultaneously at an affordable price, without the diffi culties of installing and upgrading software.

IMMEDIATE

Instant scoring expedites placement

Scoring is immediate, which is the best kind of feedback for the test-taker. It means that ACCUPLACER is capable of providing immediate placement reports, allowing advising, counseling and enrollment professionals to confi rm course assignments on the spot.

Student Benefi ts

■ Computer-adaptive assessments are intuitive, providing students a customized online experience.

■ Displaying one item at a time in an untimed testing environment supports student focus.

■ The suite of assessments evaluates a broad range of skills and lets students demonstrate all of their strengths.

■ Each ESL test consists of 20 questions, reducing testing time and enhancing the overall student experience.

■ Immediate score and placement reports provide students and counselors with information right away.

ESL Language Use

The ESL Language Use test consists of 20 questions and measures students’ profi ciency in using correct grammar in English sentences. There are fi ve content areas that are assessed:

■ Nouns, Pronouns and Pronoun Case Structure

■ Sentence Structure

■ Subject-Verb Agreement

■ Adverbs, Adjectives and Verbs

■ Subordination and Coordination

ESL Listening

The ESL Listening test consists of 20 questions and measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to listen to and understand one or more people speaking in English. There are two content areas assessed:

■ Literal Comprehension

• Identify the main idea or main subject of a passage

• Identify factual details and information

• Understand instructions

■ Implied Meaning

• Understand the relationship between ideas (e.g., sequence of events, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, problem and solution)

• Make inferences

• Make predictions

• Identify the speaker’s purpose, tone or point of view

ESL Reading Skills

The ESL Reading Skills test consists of 20 questions and assesses students’ comprehension of short passages. The test contains brief passages of 50 words or less and moderate-length passages of 50 to 90 words. There are two content areas:

■ Literal Comprehension

■ Inference

ESL Sentence Meaning

The ESL Sentence Meaning test consists of 20 questions and measures how well students understand the meaning of sentences in English. It assesses the understanding of word meanings in one or two sentence contexts.

There are four content areas:

■ Particles, Phrasal Verbs and Prepositions

■ Adverbs, Adjectives and Connectives Sequence

■ Basic Nouns and Verbs

■ Basic and Important Idioms

Institution Benefi ts

■ Administer the tests around your schedule.

■ Internet delivery means that any secure testing environment with Internet access and a proctor can be a test center.

■ Items designed by and for the ESL discipline.

■ Test a broad range of ESL abilities so that you can make accurate placement decisions.

■ All ACCUPLACER tests are computer-adaptive so that the experience is tailored to your students based on their skills.

■ Assess students’ writing and receive scores instantly.

■ Retain a higher percentage of your students through accurate placement.

WritePlacer® ESL

WritePlacer ESL uses fi ve prompts to assess profi ciency of English in writing. Test-takers write essays that are scored electronically with a holistic score reported on the Individual Score Report. In addition to the reported holistic score, feedback can be provided on four dimensions considered essential in a well-written essay:

■ Word Use — The extent to which the student is able to use a wide range of words and phrases accurately.

■ Sentence Use — The extent to which the student is able to use a variety of sentence patterns with both independent and dependent clauses.

■ Grammar — The extent to which the studentis able to express ideas using grammatically correct English.

■ Organization and Development — The extentto which the student is able to focus on the assigned topic and develop ideas clearly.

ESL Holistic Scoring Rubric

WritePlacer ESL provides a direct measure of the writing skills of nonnative speakers of English. WritePlacer ESL scores can be used in conjunction with other ACCUPLACER test scores to assist with the placement of students into college-level, developmental or various levels of ESL courses.

WritePlacer ESL test-takers are asked to write an essay in response to one of several prompts available in the system. Essays are electronically scored and a holistic score from 1 to 6, along with a score description, is reported on the Individual Score Report.

Score Holistic Score Description

6 The writing sample exhibits strong control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

5 The writing sample exhibits consistent control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

4 The writing sample exhibits moderate control of the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

3 The writing sample exhibits emerging competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

2 The writing sample exhibits limited competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

1 The writing sample exhibits little competency in the elements of on-demand essay writing in English.

0 No holistic score — This writing sample has not been given a holistic score or the four dimensional scores because it is either a blank page, incoherent, insuffi cient (too short to assess), in a foreign language or off topic.

WritePlacer® ESLACCUPLACER® ESL

A proven solution.

Identifying students’ academic strengths and weaknesses in preparation for college is more critical than ever.

Revealing Potential.Expanding Opportunity.

© 2009 The College Board. College Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respectiveowners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.com.

45 Columbus Avenue | New York, NY 10023-6992 | info@accuplacer.org | 866-607-5223

Identifying students’ academic strengths and weaknesses in preparation for college is more critical

than ever to ensure successful transitions and persistence in their academic experiences.

ACCUPLACER® assessments provide early indicators of students’ preparedness and place them

into appropriate courses where they can confi dently meet classroom demands and achieve their

academic goals. By using ACCUPLACER, you help set the stage for student success at your

institution, thereby aiding retention and graduation rates.

Since 1985, ACCUPLACER has been the industry leader, providing a state-of-the-art

computer-based assessment program with time-saving and user-friendly features

customized to meet your institutional needs.

Revealing Potential.

It is essential to assess students who speak English as a second language in order to prepare

them for a successful academic experience. ACCUPLACER ESL is a set of computer-adaptive,

untimed tests that enables you to test students quickly and effi ciently across a wide range of

abilities. The ESL tests can be administered separately or with other ACCUPLACER tests to help

maximize student performance. With items designed by ESL professionals, ACCUPLACER ESL

is a proven solution that you can administer and score at any time.

With ACCUPLACER ESL, you have immediate information necessary to prepare students for

college and place them in English immersion programs or developmental or college-level

courses. ACCUPLACER enables you to retain a higher percentage of your students through

accurate placement.

ACCUPLACER® ESL

ACCUPLACER® ESL

Start your students onthe path to successby contacting the ACCUPLACER® team now.

Visit: www.collegeboard.com/accuplacer

090093161