
Connecting with one’s heritage through language is more than learning words; it’s embracing an identity and opening doors to a multilingual future. Bilingual and multilingual individuals are highly valued in today’s global job market, often enjoying better career opportunities and higher salaries.
Avant offers a clear, accessible pathway for heritage language learners through a selection of assessments that are tailored for different types of situations. Read more about the purpose for each type of assessment.
Our online assessment leads to State Seals of Biliteracy, the Global Seal of Biliteracy, Avant Digital Badges, and credit-by-exam which showcase proficiency and open opportunities in higher education and beyond.
For teachers in heritage programs, we provide essential resources to enhance teaching, understand assessment results, and enrich curriculums. Join us in nurturing the next generation of bilingual and multilingual leaders, celebrating their unique cultural identities.
Avant Tests for Heritage Programs
Objectives of the STAMP Language Assessments
Avant STAMP language assessments are most commonly used for:
- Qualifying students to receive State or Global Seals of Biliteracy and Avant Digital Badge to potentially receive credits or advanced placement at universities.
- Credit-by-Exam testing to award high school language credit for a learner’s native language ability. Washington state and Texas are examples of states that offer credit-by-exam.
- Showcasing the effects of language learning.
- Informing language program curriculum.
- Providing teachers with valuable insights on the level of learner’s knowledge of the language and progression of skills.
- Aiding teachers’ ability to improve results throughout the language learning process for well-rounded proficiency.
基准水平
There are three major proficiency levels assessed: novice, intermediate and advanced. There are three sublevels within the first two levels: low, mid and high, and two (low and mid) for the highest level, corresponding to the one to eight rating. The Avant STAMP ratings are based on the US national proficiency standards.
Writing and Speaking Rating
Writing and speaking skills are assessed by Avant Certified Raters who use the generally accepted scoring rubric procedure, appropriate for individual levels of language competence.
Topics Guide
Novice topics
- Presentations: name, address, family status, gender, age, date and place of birth, nationality, language, school, education, profession
- Calendar/ Time
- Colors/ Shapes
- Wild animals/ Pets
- School /Classroom
- Weather / Seasons
- Clothing / footwear
- Food /Beverages /Restaurants / Bars / Dishes
- Places / Geography, location, towns, public institutions, monuments, tourist attractions
- Daily life / Everyday routine
- Shopping / Stores
- Leisure / Activities
- Household / House
Intermediate topics
- 健康
- Holidays / Celebrations
- Occupations / Professions
- Transportation / Travel / Vacations
- Future plans
- 文化
- 当代问题
- Current events
- 经济学
- 文学
- 科学
- 社会科学
- 历史
- Plus, more in-depth aspects of Novice topics
Advanced topics
- Arts
- 政治
- 宗教
- 数学
- Science / Technology
- Plus, more in-depth aspects of Intermediate topics
Opportunities for Bilingual Credentials
State Seals of Biliteracy, Global Seals of Biliteracy, and Avant Digital Badges were created to honor students’ language proficiency skills and provide a reliable validation mechanism to higher education institutions and employers.
All Seals of Biliteracy and digital badges are earned by a demonstration of language proficiency in two or more languages through an approved external assessment like the Avant STAMP 4S, WS and ASL. In most traditional schools and districts, students achieving the minimum score required to earn a seal have the results placed on their official transcript.

国家两文三语的印章
State Seals of Biliteracy are awards granted by a school, district, or state to high school seniors in public school environments.

Avant 数字徽章
Avant Digital Badges can be earned by any student and submitted to institutions of higher education for advanced placement into higher-level courses.

Global Seals of Biliteracy
Global Seals of Biliteracy enable recipients to showcase their language skills to any school or employer across state lines and national borders, with a unique serial-numbered document. The Global Seal is awarded at three levels: Functional, Working, and Professional. Students, teachers, community members, and professionals are all eligible for the Global Seal.
Credit-by-Exam
Credit-by-Exam is also offered in some states to award high school world language credit to learners with native ability. Washington state and Texas are such examples.
Helping Learners Prepare

Avant STAMP is a real-world communication proficiency assessment. Meaning, it is about what the test taker can do at this point in time. “Cramming” will not help improve scores. Regular practice in writing and speaking the language will help the test taker improve their skills over time.
Avant has several resources for test takers to help them prepare for the test included in the Test Taker Power-Up Guide.
This guide and its related resources include:
- Strategies for improving language skills.
- Target “can-do” statements to help them understand what they need to be able to do to get to the next proficiency level.
- Video tutorials on what to expect on the test.
- Sample tests.
Resources for Community-Based Teachers

Our Benchmark and Rubric Guide is your key to understanding your students’ proficiency levels.
Knowing how to help your language learners improve and demonstrate proficiency is key to growing their skills.
Avant has several resources to help teachers understand the levels of proficiency based on internationally recognized standards and use them to inform their curriculum for improved outcomes.
Avant’s free resources include:

Training on the Proficiency Standards
Avant ADVANCE boosts teacher confidence in accurately scoring student writing responses.
- 自定进度,即时反馈
- 练习给学生的回答评分
- 帮助设定目标和能力指标
- Online and affordable
Avant STAMP 4S
Avant STAMP 4S is the premier computer-adaptive language proficiency assessment typically administered to second-language learners.
STAMP 4S 测试阅读、写作、听力和口语,是我们最全面的评估。这项测试平均需要两(2)个小时完成,有 17 种不同的语言可供选择。
阅读和听力部分为选择题,由计算机评分,可立即获得成绩。写作和口语部分由我们的专家Avant 认证评分员评分。
The instructions and questions require an Intermediate-Mid understanding of English. For learners with limited English proficiency, a two-skill Writing and Speaking assessment may be used where the prompts may be heard in the testing language in addition to the English written instructions.
STAMP 4S 抽样测试
Avant STAMPe
Avant STAMPe是针对 12 岁及以下学习者的适合语言和发展的语言评估内容的黄金标准。
STAMPe 早在 K-1 年级,测试就已获准使用。
STAMP 4Se 该测试评估阅读、写作、听力和口语,是我们最全面的评估。该测试平均需要两(2)个小时完成,有 14 种不同的语言可供选择。
STAMP WSe 测试写作和口语。完成测试平均需要一(1)小时,有两种语言可供选择。
阅读和听力部分为选择题,由计算机评分,可立即获得成绩。写作和口语部分由我们的专家Avant 认证评分员评分。
每个部分可按任何顺序逐一完成,以便更灵活地安排测试时间和持续时间。
STAMP 4Se 抽样测试
STAMP WSe 抽样测试
Avant STAMP WS
Avant STAMP WS language proficiency assessment is a semi-adaptive Writing and Speaking test. Test takers will be asked to answer seven (7) self-evaluation questions that best represent their skill/ability level in both the Reading and Listening sections.
The self-evaluated Reading score is used to determine the level of prompt delivered for the Writing section. The same applies for the Listening self-evaluation related to the Speaking prompts. This allows the language productive sections to be more appropriately leveled for the test taker.
STAMP WS takes about one (1) hour to complete. The test is fully scored by our expert Avant Certified Raters.
The instructions and prompts require an Intermediate-Mid understanding of English. For learners with limited English proficiency, the prompts may be heard in the testing language in addition to the English written instructions.
STAMP WS 抽样测试
Avant 超级语言测试
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阿布哈兹*
1项测试
超级语言
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阿法安-奥罗莫
1项测试
超级语言
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阿尔巴尼亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 阿尔及利亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 阿拉伯海湾
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 埃及语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 伊拉克
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 约旦语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 黎巴嫩语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 利比亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 摩洛哥语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 巴勒斯坦语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 苏丹语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 叙利亚
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 突尼斯语
1项测试
超级语言
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阿拉伯语 - 也门
1项测试
超级语言
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班巴拉/巴马纳干
1项测试
超级语言
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比科尔
1项测试
超级语言
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波斯尼亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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缅甸语*
1项测试
超级语言
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广东话
1项测试
超级语言
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加泰罗尼亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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宿务语
1项测试
超级语言
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Chăm
1项测试
超级语言
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查莫罗(查莫罗语)
1项测试
超级语言
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丹麦语
1项测试
超级语言
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达里语
1项测试
超级语言
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丁卡语
1项测试
超级语言
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荷兰语
1项测试
超级语言
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Dyula
1项测试
超级语言
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爱沙尼亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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母羊
1项测试
超级语言
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斐济印地语
1项测试
超级语言
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斐济语
1项测试
超级语言
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富拉尼语
1项测试
超级语言
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格鲁吉亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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古吉拉特语
1项测试
超级语言
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豪萨语
1项测试
超级语言
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夏威夷克里奥尔语
1项测试
超级语言
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赫雷罗人(Otjiherero)
1项测试
超级语言
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匈牙利语
1项测试
超级语言
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冰岛
1项测试
超级语言
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伊博语
1项测试
超级语言
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伊隆戈语(Hiligaynon)
1项测试
超级语言
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印尼语
1项测试
超级语言
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牙买加帕特瓦
1项测试
超级语言
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景颇(克钦邦)*
1项测试
超级语言
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K'iche'
1项测试
超级语言
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Kankanaey
1项测试
超级语言
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卡邦板牙语(Pampango)
1项测试
超级语言
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卡伦*
1项测试
超级语言
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基库尤语
1项测试
超级语言
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基尼亚卢旺达语(Kinyamulenge)
1项测试
超级语言
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基隆迪文
1项测试
超级语言
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科斯拉
1项测试
超级语言
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克里奥语
1项测试
超级语言
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库纳玛
1项测试
超级语言
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老挝
1项测试
超级语言
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Latvian
1项测试
超级语言
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林加拉语
1项测试
超级语言
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利桑-达瓦特
1项测试
超级语言
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立陶宛语
1项测试
超级语言
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卢干达语(甘达)
1项测试
超级语言
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马来语
1项测试
超级语言
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拉雅拉姆语
1项测试
超级语言
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曼丁哥语
1项测试
超级语言
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米斯特克语
1项测试
超级语言
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蒙古语
1项测试
超级语言
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莫特洛克斯
1项测试
超级语言
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挪威语 - Bokmal
1项测试
超级语言
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挪威语 - Nynorsk
1项测试
超级语言
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努埃尔族
1项测试
超级语言
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尼扬贾(奇切瓦语)
1项测试
超级语言
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奥迪亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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帕劳语(Palall)
1项测试
超级语言
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邦阿西楠
1项测试
超级语言
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波纳佩语
1项测试
超级语言
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Q'anjob'al
1项测试
超级语言
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罗马尼亚语
1项测试
超级语言
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Saho
1项测试
超级语言
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梵文
1项测试
超级语言
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肖纳
1项测试
超级语言
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僧伽罗语
1项测试
超级语言
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索宁克
1项测试
超级语言
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斯威士兰语(siSwati)
1项测试
超级语言
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瑞典语
1项测试
超级语言
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锡尔赫蒂
1项测试
超级语言
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鞑靼
1项测试
超级语言
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藏语(Bod-skad)
1项测试
超级语言
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托克皮辛
1项测试
超级语言
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汤加语
1项测试
超级语言
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乌兹别克
1项测试
超级语言
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米沙鄢语(比萨亚语)
1项测试
超级语言
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瓦雷-瓦雷
1项测试
超级语言
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沃洛夫语
1项测试
超级语言
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雅浦语
1项测试
超级语言
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齐古拉
1项测试
超级语言
*阿布哈兹语、缅甸语、克伦语和景颇语(克钦语)暂时无法使用。
STAMP for ASL
Avant STAMP for ASL is a first-of-its-kind American Sign Language test. It was developed for second-language learners of ASL and Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) in collaboration with Bridges Oregon. This assessment is designed for ages 13-18.
可对测试者的接受 能力(理解 ASL 的能力)和表达能力(创造 ASL 的能力)进行评估,包括 ASL 语法的使用。该计算机自适应手语测试完全在网上进行。
The Receptive skill is computer-adaptive and results are available immediately upon completion of the section. The Expressive skill is scored by members of the ASL linguistics community who have undergone Avant Rater Certification training. Expressive results are available in 20-22 business days.
STAMP for ASL 样品测试
Avant STAMP Monolingual
Avant 开发了 STAMP Monolingual作为一种能力测试,其设计包括全部使用目标语言的说明、问题和提示。教育工作者可以使用STAMP Monolingual 测试来准确评估新来的讲遗产语言的人,为遗产语言提供学分,或评估在双语或多元文化环境中的熟练程度。
STAMP Monolingual 评估阅读、写作、听力和口语。该测试平均需要两(2)个小时完成,并提供两种语言版本。
阅读和听力部分为选择题,由计算机评分,可立即获得成绩。写作和口语部分由我们的专家Avant 认证评分员评分。
STAMP Monolingual 抽样测试
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