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NIE 2021- Pilot Testing Registration
We are looking for teachers and students volunteer to pilot test the NIE 2021. Scroll down this page to learn more about this opportunity. The deadline for registering is October 31st.
The rapid technological advances have resulted in a variety of computer‐delivered language tests and platforms for creating customized assessment. The NIE is committed to providing students and teachers with the best online testing experience and guaranteeing a fair, valid test that all test-takers can take. Starting in 2021, the NIE will be hosted by Lingco, an online language instruction and assessment platform used by high schools, colleges, and universities all over the country. Teachers will find step-by-step instructions and video tutorials on how to register their students and administer the exam using Lingco on this site.
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What is the National Italian Exam?Established in 1985, the NIE is the official AATI online national language contest taken by middle and high school students throughout the United States.
The NIE's mission serves two major purposes:
The AATI is committed to offering an innovative exam that is aligned with the ACTFL Performance Descriptors and the 2012 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, and encourages instructors of Italian to participate in the National Italian Exam. The proficiency-based content of the NIE can support students while they prepare for the official exams of Seal of Biliteracy, the SAT II and finally, can make them eligible for the Società Onoraria Italica scholarships. In addition, the NIE provides an excellent opportunity to highlight our students success as every year over 6,000 high school students of Italian natiowide take the exam. AATI offers an extensive regional and national prize program that consists of monetary prizes, study-trips to Italy, medals and certificates to award students of all different abilities to celebrate their accomplishment. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the NIE on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2020-2021. On this website teachers will find all the necessary information about the exam and how to register their students. We wish good luck to all the students who participate in the NIE! 
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the National Italian Exam on the 2020-2021 NASSP List of Approved Contests, Programs, and Activities for Students.
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NIE 2021- Pilot Testing Registration
Dear Colleagues,
the Committee on the National Italian Exam is seeking volunteers among teachers and students to take part in the pilot testing of the 2021 exam. The pilot study aims to obtain feedback on different aspects of the exam (tasks, items, design, specifications, level of proficiency, etc.). Your participation is very important because the data collected from this pretesting stage will help to draft the final version of the exam scheduled to go live in March 2021. In addition, teachers and students will have the opportunity to practice the exam and to accustom to Lingco, our new testing platform.
We are looking for both teachers and/or classes (from level 0 to Level 5) who will pilot online one or two of the 6 exam levels. The exam is divided in 2 sections (one listening and viewing and another for reading) which should take no more than 40 minutes each, if administered separately. Those who are interested should register for the pilot testing using the form below by October 31st and will be able to access the exam from mid-November to December 20th, 2020. Exams can be administered by the teachers any time during this window. We will send all the necessary information to the first 50 schools / teachers who have registered. Considering that in several states the current pandemic has brought to the temporary closure of many schools across the country, the pilot testing can be administered remotely following a proctoring protocol. Information on the protocol will also be sent to participating teachers.
We would like to emphasize that your participation and your students' is completely voluntary, and all of your responses will be kept confidential. No personally identifiable information will be associated with your students' responses in any reports of these data.
Thank you once again for your participation and don’t forget to register October 31s using the form below.
The NIE Committee
Should you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact the Exam director, Gina Maiellaro at nationalitalianexam@gmail.com
the Committee on the National Italian Exam is seeking volunteers among teachers and students to take part in the pilot testing of the 2021 exam. The pilot study aims to obtain feedback on different aspects of the exam (tasks, items, design, specifications, level of proficiency, etc.). Your participation is very important because the data collected from this pretesting stage will help to draft the final version of the exam scheduled to go live in March 2021. In addition, teachers and students will have the opportunity to practice the exam and to accustom to Lingco, our new testing platform.
We are looking for both teachers and/or classes (from level 0 to Level 5) who will pilot online one or two of the 6 exam levels. The exam is divided in 2 sections (one listening and viewing and another for reading) which should take no more than 40 minutes each, if administered separately. Those who are interested should register for the pilot testing using the form below by October 31st and will be able to access the exam from mid-November to December 20th, 2020. Exams can be administered by the teachers any time during this window. We will send all the necessary information to the first 50 schools / teachers who have registered. Considering that in several states the current pandemic has brought to the temporary closure of many schools across the country, the pilot testing can be administered remotely following a proctoring protocol. Information on the protocol will also be sent to participating teachers.
We would like to emphasize that your participation and your students' is completely voluntary, and all of your responses will be kept confidential. No personally identifiable information will be associated with your students' responses in any reports of these data.
Thank you once again for your participation and don’t forget to register October 31s using the form below.
The NIE Committee
Should you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact the Exam director, Gina Maiellaro at nationalitalianexam@gmail.com