Currently, systems and institutions in 10 states use aligned assessments for placement purposes (Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and West Virginia). (higheredforhigherstandards.org)
Throughout our dialogue with school officials and the superintendent's office, we maintained that while we would allow the administration of necessary achievement tests needed for course placement purposes, we required a more cogent rationale for further intelligence testing. (hoagiesgifted.org)
Of those schools, some exempt applicants who meet GPA or class - rank criteria while others require scores only for course placement purposes or for internal research. (huffingtonpost.com)