Standards of Quality

Relying on ongoing research and rigorous procedures of test development and administration, the GEPT has maintained its high quality, validity, and reliability. The GEPT conforms to widely accepted codes of practice in language assessment. A test review* published in "Language Testing" suggests that the GEPT is communicatively oriented and highly reliable.

The research and development team is responsible for writing test items, compiling test forms, and conducting research on test development and validation. The LTTC also employs domestic and international experts as consultants, research committee members, testing committee members, item reviewers, and item writers. In order to further enhance the quality of the GEPT, the LTTC invited four renowned scholars in the field of language testing, Prof. Lyle F. Bachman (University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.), Prof. Antony Kunnan (California State University, Los Angeles, U.S.), Prof. Tim McNamara (University of Melbourne, Australia), Prof. Cyril J. Weir (University of Bedfordshire, UK), and Pro. Charles Alderson (Lancaster University, U.K.) to advise the GEPT research and development team in the capacity of consultants.

Research papers and reports on the GEPT have been published in testing-related books, professional journals, and on the LTTC website. Since the GEPT was launched in 2000, research into validation, reliability, absence of bias, access and accommodations, administration and security, and social consequences has been conducted.

Read perspectives of government officials, deans of various colleges at National Taiwan University, and noted scholars in the field of language assessment and teaching.