• The University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition has a wonderful site on assessment in foreign languages. The following is a link to Examples of Teacher-Developed, Standards-Based Integrated Performance Assessments.

The site has extensive discussions of performance assessments.

• HSK Tests. For background information about the HSK test, see Wikipedia. For details about when tests will be conducted, see the HSK Testing Center website. The following locations will offer tests in September and October, 2021. Contact the location to arrange a test.

Phoenix Tree Test Center. ssheng@phoenixtree.com. Test dates: 9/11/2021, 10/17/2021
Nihao Chinese LLC. hsk@nihaocac.com. Test date: 9/11/2021. Center for Chinese Education Services in North America. laoha168@gmail.com. Test date: 10/17/2021. Global Village Academy, Douglas County (IBT). sbush@gvaschools.org. Test date: 10/17/2021 Confucius Institute at the University of Central Arkansas. avauca@gmail.com. Test date: 10/17/2021. University of Kentucky. lashana.harney@uky.edu. Test date: 10/17/2021