Customer Testimonials

What Customers Say About Ordinate Tests

"Versant has provided my ITA Program with a reliable, easy to administer and quickly scored test that students like and that allows us to spend more time on training and less on testing. Because the scores are reliable and available almost immediately we have been able to make our orientation week much more efficient in terms of providing appropriate training and placement for the students at different levels of proficiency. The test is reasonably priced and the ease of purchase, storage and use are phenomenal. This is technology at its best." 

Dr. Catherine Ross,
University of Connecticut Teaching Assistant Programs Director and 2002-2003 TESOL ITA Interest Section Chair

"The DESI study will test students from all regions in Germany. Versant tests provide a unique opportunity to assess oral skills objectively, without expensive rating schemes, and in a very efficient way. Also, because Ordinate has conducted a study to relate Versant scores to the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Languages, we can interpret the results in a meaningful way."

Dr. Eckhard Klieme,
director of the Educational Quality and Evaluation unit of the DIPF (Deutsches Institut für Internationale Pädagogische) , Germany

"We've found Versant to be useful for both placement and tracking progress of our international students. Versant is the first really practical and reliable way for schools and employers to measure oral skills on the spot. It is a major breakthrough."

Dr. John Driscoll,
Director of the American Language Program, California State University, Hayward