A number of states appear to be easing their standards for what it means to be “proficient” in reading and math because of pressures to comply with a new federal law requiring states to make sure all ...

In a move likely to cause political and academic stress in many states, a consortium that is designing assessments for the Common Core State Standards released data Monday projecting that more than ...

To deepen their understanding of global regions and enhance cross-cultural communication skills, IAFS majors are required to demonstrate third-year, university-level proficiency in a world language ...

The proof-of-proficiency examination option can be pursued to satisfy college, school, department or program requirements for language study at Saint Louis University. Credit hours will not be awarded ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. When your child is an English learner, it can be confusing and difficult to understand whether they are progressing normally toward ...

What is proficiency? Why does it matter? How can we assess it? How does it differ from other kinds of assessment? And what does proficiency assessment tell us that helps to improve learning? David ...

Want to learn a language? We highly recommend it. Second language skills are an asset to any degree or major and highly sought after by employers. If you are new to a language, then you would begin ...