Etherton Education, based in Somerset in the UK, provides academic summer courses to students looking to study in a British boarding school or university. They explain why and how they have been using the Dynamic Placement Test for the last two years.
The university sector is failing international students before they even arrive
In this article, first published in the EL Gazette, Andrew Stokes explains how the current approach to student recruitment often fails both the student and the university.
A first for Clarity: Dynamic Placement Test Standard Setting and Benchmarking
Earlier this month, we held a standard setting event for the Dynamic Placement Test and initiated many engaging discussions with ELT and assessment experts from all over the globe. Let’s talk about how it went and what our future plans are for the test.
Using Road to IELTS in the classroom
We look at three ideas for using Road to IELTS in class to help students with the Speaking test.
Do you know you’re being tested?
Andrew Stokes asks whether students should be tested via their mobiles — and whether they should even know they are being assessed.
Putting a test “to the test” — how to make it valid and reliable
Andrew Stokes looks at what goes on behind the scenes to ensure that a test is both fair and accurate.
Ever more complex: Evaluating digital materials
Pete Sharma, co-founder of Pete Sharma Associates, specialises in every aspect of blended learning. He is a teacher trainer, writer and prolific conference speaker. He caught up with Clarity’s Adrian Raper at IATEFL in Liverpool.
Practical Writing now on mobile
Students do most of their day-to-day writing on mobile, so it’s only logical they should use their devices to learn to write.
Behind the scenes on the Clarity servers
How do Clarity’s programs get to your student’s phones, and what does a database in the Cloud look like? What makes the system reliable and why is Clarity upgrading?
British Council France: Providing IELTS support for universities
On a visit to British Council Paris, Clarity's Andrew Stokes talked to Tanguy Perrichot on providing IELTS support to universities in France. They discussed a successful approach to guided self-access.