Avant Assessment
Sheila Bong has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. In 1981, they joined Sumitomo Corporation of America as the Director of Business Development, a role they held until 1991. Following this, they worked at The Economist Group as the Managing Director for Japan from 1991 to 1997. In 2001, Sheila founded Avant Assessment and served as its Founder. Later, in 2015, they took on the role of VP Sales at Avant Assessment. Additionally, they worked at the University of Oregon as the Global Oregon Program Director from 2013 to 2014.
Sheila Bong completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in International Relations and National Security Studies from Stanford University between 1977 and 1981.
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.