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 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, writing, and contextualized grammar sections are not adaptive.
The reading, listening, and contextualized grammar sections consist of multiple choice questions. Speaking and writing sections are open ended.
A panel of outside evaluators has reviewed some items in Japanese CAP.
Test Purpose
Japanese CAP is designed to provide a general estimate of students' language proficiency. Test results can be used for reflective teaching and program evaluation.