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OWL Release version 3.7 is Here!
PITTSBURGH (August 4, 2010) – OWL version 3.7 offers new features, like our new Translation Item, that can expand your language testing capabilities. And now, with OWL's Automatic Notifications and Student Self-Registration, you can have even more ways to communicate with your students. Our goal is to empower our customers by continually providing better ways to build and expand the use of web-based technology in every aspect of language learning.
At OWL Testing Software our mission is to improve the language assessment process to advance cross-language communication and cultural awareness in the age of a global economy. It is with this mission in mind, that we proudly offer this latest release.
Please continue reading below to learn more about OWL's exciting new enhancements.
NEW -- Translation Task
Assess your students using any of OWL's 10 unique question types...
ü Short Answer ü Cloze ü Oral Response ü Essay
ü Fill in the Blank ü Multiple choice ü Check All that Apply
ü Completion ü True/False ü Translation
Display longer amounts of text
Test takers can view translation responses in a larger frame
NEW -- Automatic Notifications & Customized Message Templates
Now you can improve communications with your students by creating customized message templates AND you can set up your OWL assignments to automically generate messages, for example...
ü Notify the admiistrator when someone registers for a test
ü E-mail test raters when a test is ready to rate
ü Send a candidate/student an e-mail allowing them to view their grade or rating
NEW -- Student Self Registration
Save valuable administrative time by allowing students to register themselves for a test. Great for...
ü Placement Tests
ü Self Assessments
ü Certification Exams
ENHANCED -- Test Authoring and Editing
ü Preview as a Student Mode - Allows you to verify your randomization and timing settings
ü Expanded Virtual Keyboard - Now supporting more than 200 different languages
ü Expanded Titles on Sections and Items
About OWL Testing Software
OWL Testing Software is a leading provider of language test building software to academia, business, and government markets. Built as a Web-based solution for test creation, administration, and management, OWL Testing Software is unique in its ability to create tests for all four communication skills – oral, aural, reading and writing. OWL is available as licensed software and as a hosted solution to meet the needs of the largest and smallest schools, businesses, and government agencies concerned with enhancing the language learning process and outcomes. Please visit www.owlts.com or call 877.695.3305 for more information.
