Spanish
Test at a Glance
- Skills available: reading, listening, speaking, writing, and contextualized grammar
- 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 score and a 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, 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.
Test Purpose
Spanish 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, Spanish CAP is being delivered through Avant Assessment. Please contact Avant to register for the test.
CASLS developed Spanish CAP with funds from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI program.
Copyright © 2010 Center for Applied Second Language Studies (CASLS)
