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Name of Test	ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment (ALIRA)

Languages	Latin

Test Description	The ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment (ALIRA) is a computer-adaptive assessment of Latin students' ability to read for comprehension a variety of Latin-language texts that typify those used in an instructional setting. ALIRA is rated according to the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners. The assessment is designed for students learning Latin in middle school through high school. ALIRA has also been approved for post-secondary use.

Grade Level(s)	7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College

Proficiency Level(s)	ACTFL Novice, ACTFL Intermediate, ACTFL Advanced

Intended Test Use	Placement, Proficiency, Credit by Examination, Admission, Achievement, Diagnostic, Summative Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Research, Awards

Skills Tested	Reading

Test Author/Publisher	ACTFL

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Test Cost

Test Length	20-30 minutes

Test Materials	Internet connection

Test Format	The ALIRA is delivered over the internet, under proctored conditions.

Scoring Method	Computer scored based on ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines - 2024.

Scoring Process	Computer scored based on ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines - 2024.

Results Reported	The ALIRA offers ratings on the ACTFL Scale, from Novice Low through Advance Low.

Administered By	Language Testing International (LTI)

Administered When	On demand

Administered How	Via internet

Administered Where	Locally at school/institutions

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Test Development and Technical Information	Cox. T.L., Malone M. (2018). A validity argument to support the ACTFL Assessment of Performance Toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL). Foreign Language Annals. 51(3), 548–574. M.Surface, Poncheri & Bhavsar. ACTFL OPI.OPIc English Tech Report.; Surface, E. & Poncheri, M. Developing and Validating a Web-based Assessment of Speaking Proficiency. (2006); Thompson, L., Surface, E., Whelan, J. Examinees' Reactions to Computer-Based Versus Telephonic Oral Proficiency Interviews; Surface, E., A. Harman, R.P., Watson, A.M., & Thompson, L.F. (2009, April). Are human and computer administered interviews comparable? Surface, E. (2003); Reliability and the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview: Reporting indices of interrater consistency for 19 languages. FLA, 36.

Comments	ALIRA provides a performance rating that aligns with benchmark points along the continuum towards proficiency. Within the Novice level there are four such points (represented as N-1 through N-4), within the Intermediate ranges there are five points (I-1 through I-5), and there is one point within the Advanced range (A-1). The score reports provide an explanation of each score.

Parallel Versions in Other Languages

Current Users	Academic Institutions

Type of FL Program

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