Evaluate Spoken English and Listening Skills of your ELL Students

• Save time by quickly placing incoming ELL students
  
• Benchmark ELL student progress throughout the school year
  
• Immediately and accurately identify ELL student strengths and weaknesses to help guide instruction
  
• Evaluate all your ELL students on an equal basis with objective, unbiased criteria

Simple Administration, Immediate and Accurate Results

To take a Versant 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.  Depending on the level of the student, the tasks will vary. 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 diagnostic sub-scores that vary by level assessed. 

Research-Based and Reliable Alternative

Based on years of research in speech processing, statistical modeling, linguistics, and testing theory, Versant for English is highly reliable.  The technology uses a speech recognition system that is specifically designed to analyze speech performance components from non-native English speakers.  Earlier versions of Versant for English were administered in a series of validation studies to over 4,000 native and non-native speakers of over 40 different languages.  Additional studies conducted since then provide further validation.  more info.