Category Archives: cApStAn updates

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village This year’s (virtual) edition of the E-ATP conference, of which cApStAn is a proud sponsor, focussed on the challenges to the testing industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these were met. These include, inter alia, how to address the shift to technology-based …

““Item bias as a consequence of hidden social makers in assessment content”. A coffee conversation with cApStAn co-founder Steve Dept at E-ATP 2021”

An assessment is designed within a given cultural environment. If you plan to administer the test in regions with different cultural backgrounds, how do you evaluate the cultural divide? Try a cultural review, even if the test is to be delivered in English only but, say, in the UAE or in South Africa. Culture may …

“Suitability, Portability and Sensitivity – What a Cultural Review will Tell You about Your Assessment”

Project COORDINATE COhort cOmmunity Research and Development Infrastructure Network for Access Throughout Europe Manchester Metropolitan University will lead an international project that will transform young people’s life chances cApStAn will intervene at various points in the workflow to monitor and report compliance with translation requirements. These quality assurance steps will occur in collaboration with national …

“New Community of researchers working to improve child wellbeing”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village Webinar hosted by CITLoB with Steve Dept and Sandeep Nulkar, 7.1.2021 “Quality is the most used word in our industry but it is one thing to say you provide quality translation, it’s another to say you can actually measure it”. These opening words by Sandeep …

“Using linguistic quality evaluation to drive revenue”

Do I really need to do what managers of resilient small or mid-sized companies tend to do at the end of this strange year 2020? Do I need to talk about business continuity, creative communication, team spirit and collective efficiency? Aren’t they a given for a dream team like ours? No Madam, no Sir, they’re …

““Goodbye 2020, twenty twenty-one here we come!””

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village We are living in exceptional and challenging times: the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world dramatically, forcing a large number of industries to resume operations online. The conference ecosystem, in particular, has been severely disrupted by the pandemic. However, at least some of those have …

“How virtual conferences can play a key role in the democratization of knowledge”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village We are delighted to take the occasion of the 20 year anniversary of cApStAn LQC to present our revamped website, its new features and sections, graphic layout and content. We trust that our visitors will now find it easier to navigate through our website to …

“Introducing our revamped website, new sections, features, and graphic layout”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village “Hard work and good vibes”, and “Excellence among friends” are the two mantras defining the way we work at cApStAn. We are all highly dedicated professionals, hours are often long and stress levels can be very high, but the atmosphere is friendly, homey and fun. …

“2000-2020. Memorable cApStAn moments”

by Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village The initials of of the three cApStAn founders form the cApStAn name: the company of Apor, Steve and Andrea. But a capstan is also a marine term… What is the connection? How has this crew of three managed to become a small fleet, with 22 …

“2000-2020. Why cApStAn is called cApStAn and other quirky inside stories”

cApStAn Linguistic Quality Control is the language service provider with a holistic approach to  translation and adaptation of multilingual assessments and surveys. cApStAn also stands for a certain lifestyle and spirit: “excellence among friends”, as one of the founding partners likes to put it. Over the past 20 years we have had the privilege of …

“2000-2020. What they say about cApStAn”

by Steve Dept, cApStAn CEO Apor Sajgő, Andrea Ferrari and Steve Dept had already been working together on PISA 2000 for almost two years when they founded cApStAn. And yes, for those who wondered, initials of our respective given names form the cApStAn name. The company of Apor, Steve and Andrea. A capstan is also …

“2000-2020: the secret sauce in cApStAn’s sustainable growth”

Pisana Ferrari – cApStAn Ambassador to the Global Village In these disruptive and challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic, collective health must come first, followed closely by ensuring business continuity. At cApStAn, we have promptly taken the necessary measures to protect both our staff and the community at large, without creating bottleneck situations. Our services …

“Using communication technology across the Atlantic to keep that cApStAn flag flying and boost one another’s morale”