Bilingual Verbal Ability Test-NU

Ages: 5 to Adult

Completion Time: 30 Minutes Core

Description:

• These include Picture Vocabulary, in which learners are asked to name familiar and unfamiliar objects; Oral Vocabulary, in which learners are asked to name synonyms and antonyms of selected items; and Verbal Analogies, which assesses the ability to comprehend and verbally complete a logical word relationship. All three are given first in English. Items answered incorrectly are then repeated in the learner’s home language.

• The BVAT-NU yields a Bilingual Verbal Ability score, an English Proficiency score, and scores for each subtest. The test has been translated into 16 home languages. If scores are also available for the WJ-R, the scoring program may be used to compare the student’s bilingual aptitude (bilingual verbal ability [BVA]) with achievement as indicated on the WJ-R. The correlation between the WJ-R and the BVAT-NU is used to determine if the student’s level of achievement is higher or lower than expected for students at the same level of bilingual verbal ability. If a student’s BVA score is higher than the English language proficiency score and a significant aptitude/achievement discrepancy exists, this discrepancy will be attributed to limited English proficiency. The BVAT-NU may be used to assess individuals from 5 years old to adults.