At present, "human-computer dialogue" and AI intelligent marking have become the development trend of English listening and speaking tests. The college entrance examination in Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing and other places has clearly added oral tests on the basis of the written test, and the results will be included in the total score of the college entrance examination. In terms of the high school entrance examination, cities across the country have responded to the implementation of the English test reform policy and actively explored a new model of English listening and speaking test.
In 2014, the "Implementation Opinions of the State Council on Deepening the Reform of the Examination and Enrollment System" pointed out that "the construction of the foreign language evaluation system should be strengthened. In 2017, Liaoning Province's "Implementation Opinions on Further Promoting the Reform of the School Examination Enrollment System at the High School Level" pointed out that "foreign language tests include listening and speaking tests. The latest version of the 2022 "Compulsory Education Curriculum Plan and Curriculum Standards" mentions that it is necessary to "create conditions for organizing listening tests and speaking tests, and reasonably adjust and gradually increase the proportion of listening test questions and speaking test questions." ”
As a listed company focusing on the field of smart education and smart examination, Jafa Education is committed to integrating AI technology into products and services, and accelerating the incubation of new products and models in the industry. Following the release of the AI+ strategy in 2023, Jayfa Education has launched a series of AI solutions focusing on specific scenarios of education and examinations based on the "Lingqi" education model, among which the "new generation of English listening and speaking AI solution" has been rolled out and promoted nationwide with the advantages of full-process digitalization and "one set of papers" to complete the exam.
A benchmark case that leads to LinkedIn digital exam reform
In the traditional English listening and speaking test, the test organization is limited by the number of existing computer rooms in the test center, and the test needs to be conducted in multiple batches and using multiple sets of test papers. This approach not only leads to a longer implementation period of the exam, increases the workload of propositions and marking, but also may lead to the risk of fairness disputes due to the use of different sets of test papers.
In the first junior high school English listening and speaking test in Dalian in 2024, the local education department adopted Jiafa Education's new generation of English listening and speaking AI solution, and used the school's existing teaching space to create an English listening and speaking standard test room, realizing that more than 52,000 candidates in the city completed the test with "one set of papers", which greatly improved the work efficiency and digital level of test organization, invigilation, marking and other links. The successful implementation of this test provides a new demonstration for the digital English listening and speaking test that is being promoted nationwide.
AI empowerment, a win-win measure of fairness and efficiency
This test adopts Jafa Education's new generation of English listening and speaking AI solution, breaking through the space limitations of the traditional computer room, using the lightweight deployment method of "intelligent mobile terminal + intelligent test headset + central control management terminal", any classroom can easily be "transformed" into a standardized test room, and the new generation of English listening and speaking AI solution has a number of advantages and highlights, effectively realizing the win-win situation of test fairness and organizational efficiency.
"One set of papers" to complete the exam to ensure that the content of the exam is fair. The "one set of papers" is used to complete the exam, which provides a fair test content and environment for each candidate.
AI-empowered to create a smart and safe English listening and speaking test system. The "Lingbuo" education model empowers the AI proposition papers, AI identity recognition and verification to AI scoring and scoring, and makes full use of AI technology to improve the quality and efficiency of the entire examination process.
Digital management of the examination process to improve the implementation efficiency of each link. The efficient and scientific digital examination management process greatly reduces the difficulty of examination organization and management. The arrangement of the examination room has been more refined, and the professional and digital level of the whole process of the examination has been greatly improved, and the model innovation has been realized in a real sense.
As the implementer of the 2024 Dalian Junior High School Academic Proficiency Test Foreign Language Listening and Speaking Test Service, Jayfa Education works closely with the Dalian Municipal Education Department. During the mock examination in March and the main examination in April, we ensured the efficient development of all aspects of the examination organization, invigilation and marking with a perfect service system and professional support capabilities, and handed over a satisfactory "answer sheet" for this examination.
The innovation and successful completion of the first junior high school English listening and speaking test model in Dalian is the result of the local education authorities keeping pace with the times and supporting innovation, which provides a new model for the digital English listening and speaking test that is being promoted nationwide.
At present, the core application field of Jayfa Education's new generation of English listening and speaking AI solution is English listening and speaking test, in addition, the solution can be extended to school English teaching classrooms and students' extracurricular practice scenarios, releasing greater value on the B-end and C-end. At present, Jayfa Education is guided by the "AI + strategy", focusing on customer needs, and continuing to make efforts in the field of smart examination and smart education by creating practical application cases.