by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Cultures and societies are dynamic and so is awareness of social justice issues. Recent global movements such as #metoo and #blm have shone a light on many of the inequities in the world and highlighted the need to work towards ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Recent social justice movements across the world have raised awareness, on an unprecented level, of the inequities in our society, and have set off a global cultural debate around the themes of diversity, equity and inclusion and bias reduction (DEI-BR). ... Read more >
The building blocks of a test and survey translation designcApStAn’s modular approach 2.0 for your language projects Wednesday, December 15 11:00 am EST | 16:00 GMT | 17:00 CEST REGISTER HERE In an assessment or in a questionnaire, many different parameters shape the translation approach: purpose of the data collection, legacy translations, ... Read more >
cApStAn organises its linguistic services in 22 modules grouped into 4 moments of a localisation project. Depending on your requirements, we combine different modules, like building blocks, to form the most suitable design for your project. Fill out the form to receive the document now Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Socioeconomic status (SES) is a variable that the vast majority of the international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) on student achievement derive from questions about parental occupation, parent's level of education and their income bracket (or proxy indicators of household income). The ... Read more >
Wednesday, November 24 11:00 am EDT | 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST REGISTER HERE Awareness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in tests, assessment, polls and surveys is growing, becoming increasingly indispensable as it both ensures the fairness of tests and the reliability for any data collection instrument. It is a very ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Open Bar – Live Q&A – Thursday, October 28, 2021 Our first in the series of cApStAn Open Bar - Live Q&A webinars took place on October 28. Our new format: a very short PowerPoint – with five slides sent ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village This year's edition of the E-ATP conference was a virtual yet vibrant event, where attendees discussed all the facets of disruption in the testing industry due to COVID-19. We attended E-ATP in Dublin (2015), Lisbon (2016), Noordwijk (2017), Athens (2018) ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village This year's (virtual) edition of the E-ATP conference, of which cApStAn is a proud sponsor, focussed on the challenges to the testing industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these were met. These include, inter alia, how to ... Read more >
Translation Verification instead of Back Translation Less-resource intensive | better documentation | higher quality Speakers: cApStAn's founding partners Steve Dept and Andrea Ferrari Recorded Live on Sept. 22, 2021 | Duration: 1 hr. In this webinar, the speakers will tell you why experts judge that the back translation design is inadequate, but also ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Why are women still underrepresented in many high-profile fields like finance and STEM? The reasons behind this are complex and may include gaps in education, lingering gender stereotypes, lack of role models, and concerns over work-life balance. Findings from a ... Read more >
cApStAn organises its language services into 22 modules, or building blocks. Depending on the client’s requirements, on time and resources available, and on the purpose and life cycle of the document, cApStAn will combine different modules to assemble a coherent project with the most suitable workflow. You will ultimately decide ... Read more >