Instaptoets Anderstaligen

The Entrance Test (Instaptoets Anderstaligen) aims to assess the proficiency in Dutch of 9- to 16-year-old ethnic children to facilitate gearing subsequent tuition to their needs. From the assessment of what skills a pupil masters or does not master (satisfactorily) the teacher derives guidelines for tuition. The various phases in the development of the tests are marked by a successive emphasis on the question of objectives, the test item format, the interrelations among the various subtests, the final set-up and, lastly, the use of the test in education. The involvement of educational practice stands out as a feature of the development of the instrument. Generally speaking, the test's users prove to be quite satisfied.