NIE AATI National Italian Exam 2019
AATI National Italian Exam 2019
General overview and benefits. For the 2019 school year, AATI is committed to offering an innovative National Italian Exam that is aligned with the ACTFL Performance Guidelines and the 2012 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. The NIE Committee envisions the exam not only as an assessment tool which will provide teachers and students with diagnostic feedback and positive washback to help inform high school instruction and curricula, but also as an opportunity for visibility and for promoting Italian programs in North American schools. AATI encourages instructors of Italian to invite their students to participate in the National Italian Exam which could help them prepare for the official exams of Seal of Biliteracy, the SAT II and finally, will make them eligible for the Società Onoraria Italica scholarships.
In addition, the NIE provides an excellent opportunity to highlight students’ success as every year over 5,000 high school students of Italian 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.
Important dates
- November 16, 2018 to February 8, 2019: registration period
- February 15, 2019 to February 25, 2019: late registration period. Please note that the late registration fee is $30 per order.
- February 26, 2019 to February 28, 2019: registration closes.
- March 1, 2019: exam Opens
- March 15, 2019: payments must reach AATI by this date. If payments are not received by this date, students will be automatically disqualified.
- March 31, 2019: exam closes
- April 30, 2019: results are announced
Important Information
- All exams will be administered online in an electronic format on the Quia platform in one or two separate sessions.
- Teachers can register their students at www.quia.com/nieorder.
- The cost per exam is $8.00 per student. The Certificates will be available online at no cost.
- Each exam consists of 50 questions (except for Novice which includes 40 items).
- The exam should not take more than 70 mins. in total.
- Each student needs access to a computer or tablet connected to the Internet. We strongly recommend reviewing Quia’s technical requirements athttp://www.quia.com/help/tech/
system-requirements.html - Before administering the National Italian Exam, please familiarize yourselves with the Test Administration Instructions available on AATI website or here.
- Please note that in order for your students to participate in this examination, you must be a member of the National AATI in good standing during the year in which the exam is taken. To become a member of the AATI, please visit the AATI website.
- To pay your order for the AATI National Italian Exam, please visit: https://bancheri.utm.utoronto.
ca/aati_membership/NIE_ payment.html. - If you have any questions or require further information, please send an e-mail to Gina Maiellaro at l.maiellaro@northeastern.edu or Salvatore Bancheri at aati@utoronto.ca
Be aware that the AATI website is being updated, so for the moment please, consult the attached documents or check the link below for more information about the 2019 NI.