The STAMP 4S and APT assessments measure proficiency in the language being assessed across a wide range of real-world topics, scenarios, and text types. The topics that students will be measured on will depend, to a large extent, on the path they take through the STAMP 4S or APT adaptive algorithm, in which test questions become easier or harder depending on the student's performance. Examples of topics at each of the three main levels are: NOVICE-LEVEL TOPICS: Self, Pets, Calendar, Colors, Family, Friends, Weather, School, Daily Routines, Shopping, Leisure, etc. INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL TOPICS: Health, Holidays, Occupations, Future Plans, Culture, Transportation, etc. ADVANCED-LEVEL TOPICS: Contemporary Issues, Current Events, Opinions, Politics, Science, Arts, etc. If students achieve a score/classification of Novice-High at the end of the STAMP 4S assessment, that means that they have demonstrated enough vocabulary, language control, and communication strategies to successfully handle the great majority of the domains; functions; context and content; and text types listed in the ACTFL descriptors documentation for the novice level, as well as successfully met the demands shown through the "can-do" statements for the Novice-High level of language proficiency in the NCSSFL-ACTFL "Can-Do Statements" document.
The topics that students will be measured on will depend, to a large extent, on the path they take through the STAMP 4S adaptive algorithm, in which test questions become easier or harder depending on the student's performance. Examples of topics at each of the three main levels are:
NOVICE-LEVEL TOPICS:
Self, Pets, Calendar, Colors, Family, Friends, Weather, School, Daily Routines, Shopping, Leisure, etc.
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL TOPICS:
Health, Holidays, Occupations, Future Plans, Culture, Transportation, etc.
ADVANCED-LEVEL TOPICS:
Contemporary Issues, Current Events, Opinions, Politics, Science, Arts, etc.
The STAMP 4S assessment measures proficiency in the language being assessed across a wide range of real-world topics, scenarios, and text types.
The topics that students will be measured on will depend, to a large extent, on the path they take through the STAMP 4S adaptive algorithm, in which test questions become easier or harder depending on the student's performance. Examples of topics at each of the three main levels are:
NOVICE-LEVEL TOPICS:
Self, Pets, Calendar, Colors, Family, Friends, Weather, School, Daily Routines, Shopping, Leisure, etc.
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL TOPICS:
Health, Holidays, Occupations, Future Plans, Culture, Transportation, etc.
ADVANCED-LEVEL TOPICS:
Contemporary Issues, Current Events, Opinions, Politics, Science, Arts, etc.
If students achieve a score/classification of Novice-High at the end of the STAMP 4S assessment, that means that they have demonstrated enough vocabulary, language control, and communication strategies to successfully handle the great majority of the domains; functions; context and content; and text types listed in the ACTFL descriptors documentation for the novice level, as well as successfully met the demands shown through the "can-do" statements for the Novice-High level of language proficiency in the NCSSFL-ACTFL "Can-Do Statements" document.
NB: This credit recommendation applies to all STAMP 4S languages as well as to the APT (Arabic Proficiency Test).