Hindi
Test at a Glance
- Skills available: reading, 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 will be able to see the percentage of items students answered correctly in the reading section.
- Teachers will be able to see an estimated proficiency level score for students who have completed the reading 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 section consists of multiple choice questions. Speaking and writing sections are open ended.
- Hindi CAP has undergone some external review by outside experts.
Test Purpose
Hindi 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
Hindi CAP is now being delivered through Avant Assessment. Please contact Avant to register for the test.
CASLS developed Hindi CAP in partnership with the South Asian Language Resource Center (SALRC) at the University of Chicago. SALRC seeks to improve America's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively and focuses on the needs concerning Asian language pedagogy. The U.S. Department of Education Title VI program and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education funded Hindi CAP.
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