Academic

Education Organization Applications

Entrance exams - Admit students who will be able to function well in an English-speaking environment by testing prospective students before they are accepted.

Placement, exit, or benchmarking purposes - Make sure your students are placed in the right English course and monitor their progress throughout the course

Qualify international teaching assistants (ITAs) - Give teaching assistant positions to graduate students who can communicate well in English. SET tests can be administered to ITA candidates remotely or once they arrive at your institution. SET tests meet or exceed the accuracy and reliability of traditional tests such as SPEAK and TSE.

Case Study: ETS

The TSE has traditionally been administered using cassette tape recordings where recordings were sent to ETS for scoring by specially trained raters.
With PhonePassTM SET, the test-taker will go to a test center and under the supervision of a trained ETS test proctor, dial a phone number, enter a personal identification number, listen to the test prompts and respond over the phone. Phoned responses will be digitally recorded and securely stored in a secure database. TSE content will not change, only the method of delivery is simplified and improved.

Case Study : WECL English College

WECL uses PhonePassTM SET to:
a) Assess students’ English level and assign them to appropriate classes
b) Evaluate students’ progress over the term and award corresponding credits; PhonePassTM SET results are included in the graduation evaluation process.

Customer quotes & logos

“I was impressed by PhonePassTM SET. I think it is a good test. Other tests test on your knowledge about the language rather than how you can use the language. PhonePassTM SET is a test on how you can use the language.”

Liu Runqing
Director, Research Institute for Foreign Languages
Beijing Foreign Studies University
Advisor, Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research

"The PhonePass™ SET-10 has provided my ITA Program with a reliable, easy to administer and quickly scored test that students like and that allows us to spend more time on training and less on testing. Because the scores are reliable and available almost immediately we have been able to make our orientation week much more efficient in terms of providing appropriate training and placement for the students at different levels of proficiency. The test is reasonably priced and the ease of purchase, storage and use are phenomenal. This is technology at its best."

Dr. Catherine Ross
University of Connecticut Teaching Assistant Programs Director
2002-2003 TESOL ITA Interest Section Chair

"We've found the SET-10 to be useful for both placement and tracking progress of our international students. PhonePassTM SET is the first really practical and reliable way for schools and employers to measure oral skills on the spot. It is a major breakthrough."

Dr. John Driscoll
Director of the American Language Program
California State University, Hayward

“The introduction of PhonePassTM SET tests have enabled us to verify the effectiveness of different teaching methods, optimize lesson content for each student by measuring his/her English facility, and obtain objective baseline materials for improving university English education."

Professor Harada
Waseda University, Japan


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