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Versant English Test |
Versant Level Test |
Versant Quick Screener Test |
| Purpose |
A high stakes test which can be used during the admission, recruiting or promotion process. |
A lower stakes test which can be used to place individual into the right level for training. |
A low stakes way to quickly get a very general idea of language level. |
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| Test Content |
| Languages tested |
English |
English |
English |
| Duration of test |
15-17 minutes |
~10 minutes |
~5 minutes |
| Number of questions |
62 to 63 |
42 |
25 |
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| Areas covered in the test |
Reading, Repeats, Opposites (Spanish only), Short Questions, Sentence Builds, Story Retelling, Open Questions |
Reading, Repeats, Short Answer Questions, Sentence Builds |
Repeats, Short Answer Questions |
| Legally defensible for high stakes selection decisions |
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| Test Scoring |
| Score precision |
Precise numeric score (on 20 to 80 point scale) |
One of 6 language levels |
One of 3 language levels |
| Diagnostic scores for sub-skills |
Included |
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| Score Explanation |
Detailed descriptions of capabilities across multiple dimensions |
Current capabilities and suggestions for improvement |
General language capabilities |
| Detailed explanation of language capabilities |
Included |
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| Score mapping to other language scales |
Available |
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| Benchmark Analysis to set a custom cut score |
Optional |
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| Suggestions for improvement |
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| Test-taker certificate |
Available |
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| Test Security |
| Secure capture and storage of test-taker responses |
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| Anonymous test ID numbers to ensure data privacy |
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| Random test form to prevent cheating |
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| Test Delivery & Administration |
| Delivery over telephone |
Standard Access Service with toll dial-in to regional access points. |
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