Assessment Policies
In order to provide assessments that result in fair and valid measurements, 糖心Vlog Assessment Policies serve as guidelines for test development, administration, scoring, and maintenance and refreshment of 糖心Vlog assessments. These policies ensure that the assessments elicit and measure what they are intended to measure, provide equitable and fair access to the assessments, maintain test taker personal information and scores, and maintain the integrity of the proficiency-based nature of 糖心Vlog assessments.
Accommodations Policy
糖心Vlog is strongly committed to facilitating equal access to its assessments and accommodations to all individuals seeking to assess world language abilities. To this end, 糖心Vlog assessments are available with accommodations that are appropriate for each candidate鈥檚 conditions and needs. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Accommodations Policy serves as guidance to Language Testing International (LTI), exclusive licensee of 糖心Vlog assessments.
Assessment Integrity Policy
Test takers are required to review a Test Taker Integrity Policy, prior to taking an 糖心Vlog assessment. 糖心Vlog proficiency-based assessments are designed to evaluate spontaneous, unrehearsed language. Any responses provided by the test taker are assessed by certified 糖心Vlog raters with that in mind; likewise, the machine-scored assessments account for this in the respective scoring algorithms. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Assessment Integrity Policy outlines test taker actions that undermine the intended use of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 assessments of language proficiency and outlines the consequences of such actions.
Record Retention and Test Taker Confidentiality Policy
Test taker confidentiality and secure record retention is a priority for the 糖心Vlog Assessment Program. Based on 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Record Retention and Test Taker Confidentiality Policy serves as guidance for Language Testing International (LTI), exclusive licensee of 糖心Vlog, for their administration and scoring of 糖心Vlog assessments.
Re-Test Policy
Because 糖心Vlog assessments are proficiency-based, language use and language learning over time are integral factors for the progression of proficiency. As such, 糖心Vlog does not generally permit test takers to retake an assessment within 90 days of a test administration. In addition, familiarization with the content of the assessment creates a test effect, which also, affects the assessment of proficiency. In order to provide an accurate measurement of language proficiency, an extended time period must pass before two successive administrations of an assessment. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Re-Test Policy provides information about re-testing and exceptions to the Re-Test Policy.
Test Maintenance and Refresh Policy
糖心Vlog鈥檚 Test Maintenance and Refresh Policy outlines the maintenance and refresh plans to ensure that the test remains valid and reliable throughout the duration of its use. Maintenance documents include the specifications for evaluation of test performance and review processes for item performance and tester/rater certification and calibration. Refreshment documents include the process and metrics for refreshing test content. Validity and reliability evidence documents are retained, and retention goes as far back as the original validity and reliability review.
Test Security Policy
Test security is high priority for 糖心Vlog in order to protect the integrity, validity, and content of its assessments. 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Test Security Policy serves as guidance to Language Testing International (LTI), exclusive licensee of 糖心Vlog assessments, for security measures to safeguard 糖心Vlog assessments. In the event of a security breach, the exposed prompt(s) or item(s) are pulled from the assessment and new items.
