Home     TRC Library     Transitional Studies     VESL     EL Civics     Lesson Plans     Assessment     Staff Development     Contacts
Elvis Testley

The Teachers Resource Center provides information about assessment. Lots of information. Testing is an important component of any teaching curriculum, and there is plenty on these pages for you to see.

For a general overview of the Assessment program coordinated by the TRC, see the Noncredit ESL Curriculum Guide Assessment excerpt provided under: General Assessment Information
To get the latest information about the Noncredit ESL Placement test utilized to place students in our noncredit levels, just check out the handbook. (this is a "pdf" file and may take a while to load): Noncredit ESL Placement
Procedure Manual
Here are two useful literacy screening tests (pdf): Literacy test #1 | Literacy test #2
Want to find out what noncredit ESL promotion tests are available for our 20,000 student population? Look no further than: Noncredit ESL Promotion Tests
Not sure which tests your Level 4 students have already taken and passed? Here's the database of Level 4 test results
(use the esl "instructors only" password).
The training video for level 4 oral testing is also found here:
Level Four Test Results
We also have the latest summary statistics for our promotion testing. Take a look. (more "pdf" files): Fall 2007 Promotion Testing Report
Sp'07|F'06|Sp'06|F'05|Sp'05|F'04|Sp'04
Finally, have you ever wondered if there is a perfect way to give a group test when you're dealing with such uncompromising situations as crowded classrooms, security risks and test phobia? Let Elvis Testley show you how to make group testing a safe and sane experience: Elvis Testley's Guide to
Group Testing

Mail your comments and questions to:
Comments? Click here.
Nadia Scholnick