Evaluate Spoken Language Ability in English or Spanish 

• Evaluate all your international student and teaching assistant applicants on an equal basis with objective, unbiased criteria
  
• Quickly place students in English and Spanish language courses, monitor their progress throughout the semester/quarter, and determine when they're ready to exit the classes
  
• Provide instructors with immediate and accurate information about individual student strengths and weaknesses to help guide instruction

Simple Administration, Immediate and Accurate Results

To take a Versant for English or Versant for Spanish test, a student either makes a phone call or utilizes a PC to interact with the Ordinate testing system.  Test instructions that guide the student through the test-taking process and outline the tasks he/she will perform are also provided.  The system then analyzes the responses and returns a score within minutes after the test has been completed.  Scores can be viewed online and are comprised of an overall score and four diagnostic sub-scores: sentence mastery, vocabulary, fluency and pronunciation.

Research-Based and Reliable Alternative

Based on years of research in speech processing, statistical modeling, linguistics, and testing theory, Versant for English and Versant for Spanish are highly reliable.  The technology uses a speech recognition system that is specifically designed to analyze speech performance components from non-native speakers.  Versant for English was administered in a series of validation studies to four thousand native and non-native speakers.  Additional studies conducted since then provide further validation.  Versant for Spanish was administered in validation studies to over 1000 native and non-native speakers. Results showed similar levels of reliability to Versant for English . More Info.