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Versant for Universities
Language Programs
Test Details
| Versant English / Spanish test | Versant Level test | |
| Purpose | A high stakes test which can be used during the admission, recruiting or promotion process. | A lower stakes test which can be used to place individual into the right level for training. |
| Test Content | ||
| Language skills tested | English or Spanish | English |
| Duration of test | 15-17 minutes | ~10 minutes |
| Number of questions | 62 to 63 | 42 |
| Areas covered in the test | Reading, Repeats, Opposites (Spanish only), Short Questions, Sentence Builds, Story Retelling, Open Questions | Reading, Repeats, Short Answer Questions, Sentence Builds |
| Legally defensible for high stakes selection decisions |  |
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| Test Scoring | ||
| Score precision | Precise numeric score (on 20 to 80 point scale) | One of 6 language levels |
| Diagnostic scores for sub-skills | Included | |
| Score explanation | Detailed descriptions of capabilities across multiple dimensions | Current capabilities and suggestions for improvement |
| Detailed explanation of language capabilities | Included | |
| Score mapping to other language scales | Available (English) | |
| Benchmark Analysis to set a custom cut score | Optional | |
| Suggestions for improvement | (English) |
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| Test-taker certificate | Available | |
| Test Security | ||
| Secure capture and storage of test-taker responses | |
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| Anonymous test ID numbers to ensure data privacy | |
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| Random test form to prevent cheating | |
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| Test Delivery & Administration | ||
| Available languages for test instructions |
English test: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish Spanish test: English, Spanish |
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| Delivery over telephone | Standard Access Service with toll dial-in to regional access points. Learn more... | |
| Delivery over computer | Can be installed on PCs that meet minimum system requirements in a secure testing location. Learn more... | |
