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Test Review: BEST Plus Spoken Language Test
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Van Moere, Alistair – Language Testing, 2009
The purpose of BEST Plus is to assess the ability to understand and use unprepared, conversational, everyday language within topic areas generally covered in adult education courses. It is one of several standardized assessments approved by the National Reporting System (NRS, 2008), which is the accountability system for federally funded ESL and…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Oral Language, Language Tests, Adult Education