STAMP 4S INFORMATION
WhatistheSTAMP4S?
TheSTAMP4Sisacomputeradaptivetestthatassessesstudents’reading,writing,speaking,andlistening
proficiencyinSpanish,MandarinChinese(traditionalorsimplified),French,German,Hebrew,Arabic,
Japanese,andRussian.TheSTAMP4S(STAndards-basedMeasurementofProficiency)isusedinCFSDto
identifystudentswhoqualifyfortheArizonaSealofBiliteracy.StudentswhoareinterestedinearningtheSeal
ofBilliteracyareresponsibleforpayingthefeesassociatedwiththeSTAMP4S.
WhatcanstudentsdotopreparefortheSTAMP4S?
Studentsareresponsibleforfamiliarizingthemselveswiththetestformatbeforethetestadministrationdate.
StudentsareencouragedtovisitAvantAssessment’swebsitetoreadthefollowingdocuments:
}STAMPTestTakerGuide
}STAMPStudentProfileGuide
}STAMPFAQ
}STAMPBenchmarks&RubricGuide
Willtherebeatestre-takeopportunityforstudentswhotaketheSTAMP4Sbutwhodonotmeetthe
minimumrequirementstoearntheSilverSealofBiliteracy?
Yes.Thetestcoordinatorwillcontactstudentsaftertheassessmentandaskiftheyareinterestedinare-take.
Studentsmustpaythetestingfeeagainiftheychoosetore-taketheassessment.
Beforeretakingtheassessment,studentsareencouragedtoanalyzetheirresultscarefullyandpracticetheir
worldlanguage(s)usingstrategiesdesignedtoimprovetheirperformance.IfCFHSstudentstaketheSTAMP
4SinMandarinChineseorSpanish,theyshouldsharetheirresultswiththeirworldlanguagesteacherandask
forfeedbackonhowtoimprove.
Willtherebeatestre-takeopportunityforstudentswhotaketheSTAMP4Sandmeettheminimum
requirementsfortheSilverSealofBiliteracybutwanttoearntheGoldSeal?
Yes,butstudentsmustpaythetestingfeeagainiftheychoosetore-taketheassessment.