Avant Assessment
Ekaterina Zakharova is a seasoned professional in product communications and education, currently serving as the Product Communications Manager at Avant Assessment since January 2021, where collaboration with engineering and marketing teams enhances product release materials. Previously, Ekaterina held several roles at the University of South Alabama, including Instructor of Russian courses and Coordinator of International Records, managing international transfer credit processes. Ekaterina's experience also includes content analysis at Bazaarvoice and teaching positions at The University of Texas at Austin. With a Master of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin and a degree in Book Distribution and Advertising from Moscow State University of Printing Arts, Ekaterina brings a strong academic foundation and extensive expertise in language and communication.
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Avant Assessment
In today's connected world, language has never mattered more. To reach your destination, you first need to know where you are. Avant's assessments accurately and efficiently measure language skills and provide data and reporting that help to guide instruction, curriculum and learning. Avant creates web-based, age-appropriate language proficiency tests, language placement tests, and educator training tools that are: Real - We use only passages from the real world that students and adult learners live and communicate in. Scientific - Computer Adaptive Multi-Stage test design efficiently and accurately addresses the complexity of language to measure proficiency. Meaningful - The rich data generated is presented in easy-to-access reports that inform instruction, curriculum and learning. Avant's assessments measure proficiency in 32 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.