Test preparation and washback in English language assessment represent critical areas of inquiry that investigate the reciprocal influences between assessment practices and learning strategies.

The WIDA ACCESS language proficiency test is used across close to 40 states as part of the federal requirement to determine whether English learners continue to need language-development services. The ...

An ad hoc committee will evaluate the different approaches that exist to assess foreign language proficiency and that the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) could potentially use to ...

An ad hoc committee will evaluate the different approaches that exist to assess foreign language proficiency and that the State Department's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) could potentially use to ...

While states with some of the largest English-learner populations, such as California and Texas, use their own exams, most states rely on the WIDA ACCESS test to fulfill federal requirements for ...

neoAssess testing tools adapt to each test taker's skills, ensuring results are accurate every time. "neoAssess verifies a test-takers English language proficiency by comparing their answers to the ...

In Everett, students can pay $10 to take the World Language Assessment. In the testing room, it’s like the United Nations. EVERETT — When families gathered this month for a Latino heritage dinner, ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s devastation, scores of Puerto Rican familes made their way to Florida. Already traumatized by the hurricane’s destructive power, Spanish-speaking kids were ...