Administration of high-stakes language proficiency tests has been disrupted in many parts of the world as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic. Institutions that rely on test scores have been forced to adapt, and in many cases this means using scores from a different test, or a new online version of an existing test, that can be taken at home. The switch to accepting at-home proficiency tests for high-stakes decisions raises many concerns for stakeholders, such as technological demands, exam security, and validity of score use. Along these lines, this thematic review addresses such concerns and features brief reviews of seven options in at-home proficiency testing: ACTFL Assessments, Duolingo English Test, IELTS Indicator, LanguageCert, TEF Express, TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition, and Versant. Considering at-home testing more broadly, we discuss key considerations for selecting an at-home test. We close with speculation on how at-home tests may shape language testing going forward: Beyond adapting to the current pandemic, at-home testing might address longstanding issues in access to language testing services and the representation of real-world communication practices in language tests.

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测试回顾：当前在家语言能力测试中做出高风险决策的选项

由于 2019 年新型冠状病毒大流行，世界许多地方的高风险语言能力测试管理已中断。依赖考试成绩的机构被迫进行调整，在许多情况下，这意味着使用可以在家中进行的不同考试或现有考试的新在线版本的分数。接受家庭能力测试以进行高风险决策的转变引起了利益相关者的许多担忧，例如技术需求、考试安全性和分数使用的有效性。沿着这些思路，本专题评论解决了这些问题，并简要回顾了家庭能力测试中的七个选项：ACTFL 评估、Duolingo 英语测试、雅思指标、语言证书、TEF Express、托福 iBT 特别家庭版和 Versant。更广泛地考虑在家测试，我们讨论了选择在家测试的关键考虑因素。我们最后推测在家测试可能会如何影响未来的语言测试：除了适应当前的流行病之外，在家测试可能会解决在获得语言测试服务和在语言测试中代表真实世界的交流实践方面的长期问题.