Avant Assessment
Gretchen Andrews is an accomplished professional in the field of language assessment and education, currently serving as the Content Development Manager at Avant Assessment since June 2022. With a robust background as an Assessment Developer in a self-employed capacity since April 2014, and previous roles including Second Language Acquisition Specialist at the National Foreign Language Center from January 2016 to June 2022, and Item Writer 2 at Avant Assessment from October 2011 to April 2014, Gretchen has extensive expertise in developing language assessment tools. Additionally, Gretchen demonstrated teaching skills as an Instructor at Georgia State University from September 2006 to December 2010. Gretchen holds an MA in Applied Linguistics from Georgia State University (2006-2007) and a BA in French Language and Literature and Anthropology from the University of Michigan (1998-2001).
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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.