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A Pioneer in Web-based Language Assessment

Avant Assessment provides innovative language assessment solutions that empower informed decision making by merging expertise in assessment, linguistics and technology.

A Public/Private Partnership

Avant works closely with its research partner, the Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS), a National Foreign Language Resource Center, at the University of Oregon. This partnership brings the research power of the university together with the focus and resources of a market-driven business entity. In 2005 CASLS was appointed by the National Security Education Program to oversee the Chinese K-16 Flagship Language program in Oregon, under the National Flagship Language Initiative. Avant administers, scores, and reports results from the STAMP test (described below), the Web-based summative assessment that is a central element of the Oregon Chinese Flagship program.

Experience

STAMP (Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency)

Avant delivers, scores and reports results from the STAMP test (Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency), a ground-breaking Web-based, three-skills foreign language assessment based on US national proficiency guidelines. STAMP was developed and statistically validated by CASLS (see Public/Private Partnership, above). Every year, over 50,000 students take the STAMP test in high schools and colleges throughout the US and overseas. Avant has worked directly with Departments of Education delivering STAMP in NJ, WY, DE, LA, KY, SC and HI.

DoDEA

Avant provides the STAMP test to DoDEA, the US DoD agency educating the dependents of US military personnel worldwide.

Partnership

Avant’s Web-based language assessments are now part of Transparent Language, Inc.’s CL-150 Technology Matrix for Critical Languages. Avant has partnered with Transparent Language, Inc. (TLI), to provide Avant’s Web-based language, translation and interpretation testing, together with TLI’s language learning software, to US Government (USG) agencies. Transparent Language provides language-learning software in over 100 languages to the consumer, education, government, and corporate markets. Avant is TLI’s exclusive partner in providing Web-based language assessments to USG clients.

Over 1.5 million Web-based language assessments delivered nationwide

Avant has successfully delivered over 1.5 million Web-based language tests throughout the world.