placement test

Level-determining evaluation

A placement test is an exam used to determine a student's skill level in a subject, typically to assign them to an appropriate class or program: The placement test put her in advanced calculus.

Common in schools and language programs, these tests sort students by ability rather than measure achievement or grant credit.

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Concluding course assessment

exit exam · final examination · achievement test · comprehensive exam · post-test

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Licensure test for attorneys

licensing exam · qualifying exam · entrance exam · competitive examination

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Licensure test for attorneys

licensing exam · SAT · ACT · MCAT · GRE

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