Episode 1 – Retrieving and leveraging existing translations
by Steve Dept, cApStAn CEO
Please don’t spend too much time looking up the Chaos Management Skills Assessment. It is a fictitious project, which we set up for the exclusive purpose of this informative series on good practice in test ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
End 2019, Questionmark, industry leader in assessment management software, launched a monthly podcast series called "Unlocking the Potential of Assessments." This monthly series is hosted by Founder and Executive Director John Kleeman and shares ... Read more >
by Steve Dept, cApStAn CEO
When translating an assessment, a linguistically correct, fluent translation does not ensure that same constructs are measured, that test items are understood the same way or, for that matter, that the fairness, reliability and validity of the test have been maintained. ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
If today's youth aren't adequately educated about the reality of climate change, its effects and the ways the planet can prevent it, how can impactful solutions be implemented? Climate change is an education priority, ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
The translation and adaptation of measurement instruments is of vital importance in achieving comparability of data in large-scale assessments. What is meant by "comparability" and how can translations be produced that meet the objectives for ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari - cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Reading is no longer mainly about extracting information; it is about constructing knowledge, thinking critically and making well-founded judgements". "Students need to be able to read complex texts, distinguish between credible and untrustworthy sources of ... Read more >
by Steve Dept, cApStAn CEO
All language service providers will claim that they only work with experienced translators, which is mostly true, but this does not per se ensure translation quality. Serious organisations - and there are many - will invest time in preparing ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
The assessment framework of the OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills (SEL) has just been published. (1) Together with the previously published conceptual framework, the Study now has complete framework documentation explaining all of ... Read more >
by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village
Contrary to common assumption young people do not necessarily develop sophisticated digital skills just by growing up using digital devices: 18% of students who took part in the latest cycle of the International Computer and ... Read more >
by Steve Dept, cApStAn CEO
A majority of test providers have migrated from pencil-and-paper assessments to computer-based assessments in the first two decades of this century, and this has driven a surge in sophisticated testing platforms. These offer a broad range of advantages: from enhanced testing ... Read more >