CASE STUDIES

Implemented projects
g.a.s.t./TestDaF-Institut
Support for the development of an online
examination system and e-learning platform

For several years, we have been working together with programmers from Bochum on a platform for the development, implementation and assessment of language level tests in electronic form. Additionally, we are developing applications concerning the online language course system - DUO (Deutsch Uni Online).

Challenge

In September 2017, we started cooperation with the Gesellschaft für Akademische Studienvorbereitung und Testentwicklung e. V. (g.a.s.t.). This is a non-profit organisation offering globally recognised German language tests for foreign students enabling them to start studies in Germany. It is also actively involved in research activities and supports the multimedia platform for learning German, Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO).

Due to widespread digitisation and changes in the expectations of recipients, the organisation decided to develop a digital examination platform for its products. In addition to high technical competences, the decisive criteria for this client in choosing cooperation with us was the good knowledge of the German language of our team, as well as our many years of experience in creating similar products.

Scope of activities

For a number of years now, we have been working together with programmers from Bochum on a platform for the development, implementation and evaluation of language level tests in electronic form. Additionally, we are developing applications concerning the online language course system - DUO (Deutsch Uni Online). Additionally, as part of the project, we are creating several separate applications for DUO: a system for managing available courses and an online shop that allows private users to purchase courses.

Our tasks:
Development of tools for managing, editing and publishing examination tasks
Support for the development of the E-Learning Deutsch-Uni-Online platform 
Advice and assistance in introducing new technologies in the software development process
Taking over quality assurance tasks in software development
Results

The tools that we have developed together with the client's team have significantly improved the preparation and publication of the task database by authors (teachers, examiners) at the institute. Even now this ensures a gradual resignation from creating paper versions of the tests, and ultimately in the future it will be possible to conduct all exams online. This means, above all, high automation of the work of the institute, and more convenience for the exam takers.

Tens of thousands of people from all over the world take the TestDaF exams every year (in 2018 it was nearly 48 000 people). Since the first exam in 2001, the TestDaf test has been taken by around 400,000 people. Tests are conducted in over 700 examination centres all over the world.

Our application for creating a test database also improves our client's additional product - the DUO e-learning platform. The DUO application is used by an average of 4,000 users a year from all over the world who want to improve their skills in German.

The extensive experience and commitment of our team has allowed the client to work more flexibly and implement new solutions in their products. At the same time, the additional digital educational products of the client, developed by us, will provide users with a higher quality of language learning.

Due to open and direct communication our
project has been developing dynamically.
We recommend VM.PL as a trustworthy partner,
who does not only implement scheduled projects
but also ensures a great professional support
in selection and evaluation of new technologies.
Duy Nguyen
Headof IT department
TestDaF-Instut
About the client

Gesellschaft für Studienvorbereitung und Testentwicklung e. V. (g. a. s. t.) offers internationally recognized tests, which are aimed at foreign students and are proof of knowledge of the German language (TestDaF, onSET) as well as determining suitability for research (TestAS). In addition, it also runs Deutsch-Uni Online (DUO) as a digital learning platform.

https://www.testdaf.de/

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