CEFR describes communicative proficiency through levels, activities, and performance descriptors. Use it to specify actual communication demands and examine the evidence behind a level claim. A shared label does not make tests equivalent or replace a profile of the abilities relevant to a particular task.
- FamilyTool
- CategoryAnalytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
- DomainEvidence & Evaluation
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Analytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.