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 ...

Language assessment encompasses the principles, instruments and procedures used to evaluate individuals’ communicative competence, proficiency and learning progress. It draws on a diverse range of ...

Margo Gottlieb answered questions about what it takes to create English-language-proficiency standards and assessments and how those tools can be used to improve instruction. Educators have struggled ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. and LEHI, Utah — IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people worldwide, announced it has acquired Emmersion, the Utah-based leader in ...

Regulator Ofqual finds "systemic failures over a long period".

Shyness can influence a child’s performance in language assessments, depending on the level of social interaction required to complete the test. A recent study from SMU psychologist Sarah Kucker and a ...

This week’s new question-of-the-week is: What are effective assessment strategies for multilingual learners? Assessment is a key element of teaching—we need to know where our students are in the ...

IDP has launched a new online English language test which it says will give both English language teachers and students “a more personalised, engaging and enjoyable learning experience”. The Envoy ...