Avant Assessment
Jennifer Annin is a seasoned professional in content development and assessment for English language proficiency, currently serving as Senior Content Development Manager at Avant Assessment since October 2020. With extensive experience at the University of California – Irvine since April 2009 as a Scorer for the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit, Jennifer has also held key positions including Supervising Content Developer at Benchmark Education Company and Senior ELL/ELA Assessment Specialist at Questar Assessment, Inc. Jennifer’s background includes ownership of a freelance content development business, where Jennifer created assessment materials adhering to Common Core standards and focused on English language learners. Previous roles include ELL Assessment Editor at McGraw-Hill Education/CTB and Score Leader for TOEFL Speaking at Educational Testing Service.
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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.