Arabic
Test at a Glance
- Skills available: reading, listening, speaking, and writing
- Proficiency levels: beginning, transitioning, expanding
- Grade levels: 7 through university
- Suggested time limit: less than 60 minutes per skill
Test Details
- Teachers and students will be able to see an estimated proficiency level and scaled score for students who have finished the reading and listening sections.
- Teachers and students will be able to see a scaled score for students who have finished the contextualized grammar section.
- Teachers will have the option of grading their students' answers to the speaking and writing sections. A rubric is provided.
- The reading and listening sections are computer adaptive. Students who answer items correctly will receive more difficult test questions. The speaking and writing sections are not adaptive.
- The reading and listening sections consist of multiple choice questions. Speaking and writing sections are open ended.
- A panel of outside evaluators has reviewed Arabic CAP.
Test Purpose
Arabic CAP is designed to provide a general estimate of students' language proficiency. Test results can be used for reflective teaching and program evaluation.
Resources
- Download the score interpretation guide
- Download the technical report
As of September 2011, Arabic CAP is being delivered through Avant Assessment. Please contact Avant to register for the test.
CASLS developed Arabic CAP in partnership with the Arabic Language Instruction Flagship (ALIF) at Michigan State University. The ALIF program is a unique language learning opportunity for undergraduate students interested in developing superior-level proficiency in Arabic. Students major in a subject of their choice while completing specialized coursework in Arabic language and culture through the four years of their college experience, developing the language skills necessary to function professionally in Arabic. The STARTALK program administered by the National Foreign Language Center and The Language Flagship through the National Security Education Program funded Arabic CAP.
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