the shape of things to come

The SHAPESHAPE of Things to Come

Michael Adubato BILC Conference Tblisi, Georgia

Things coming…

-Testing at SHAPE continues

-New University of Westminster developed tests (+ Westminster vs. the BAT)BAT)

-Computerizing the SHAPE test

-Testing “out of SHAPE” – Izmir, Turkey

-NSHQ Language Needs Assessment

-NSHQ Guest Lecturer

-Linguapolis Conference – Antwerp, Belgium

-The STANAG 6001 Conference – SHAPE, Belgium

ENTRY PASS

ENTRY FAIL

RETEST PASS

RETEST FAIL

VOLUNTEER

JANUARY 2 3 2 8 1FEBRUARY 1 0 5 4 4

MARCH 1 1 0 4 1APRIL 1 1 1 0 0TOTAL 5 5 8 16 6

50% passed their entry test; 33% passed their re-test

* Notice that I didn’t said failed!

Civilian Recruitment Testing@

Allied Air CommandIzmir, Turkey

LANGUAGE LANGUAGE NEEDS NEEDS

ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT

Science Applications International Corporation

Language Testing in Europe:Language Testing in Europe:Time for a New Framework?Time for a New Framework?

27th-28th-29th MAY 2013

STANAG 6001 TESTING CONFERENCESTANAG 6001 TESTING CONFERENCE

2 – 6 SEPTEMBER 20132 – 6 SEPTEMBER 2013

SHAPE, BELGIUMSHAPE, BELGIUM

A short history of Belgiumhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Ceg6NQKHd70

STANAG 6001 TESTING:

INTEGRATING TEST DEVELOPMENT STAGES

THE TEST LIFE CYCLEMANAGING THE TEST CONSTRUCTION ACTION PLANS FOR TEST DEVELOPMENT AND

ADMINISTRATIONITEM BANKING COMPUTER-DELIVERED TESTING CASE STUDIES TESTERTRAINING/NORMING/SUPPORT/ CERTIFICATIONCOMMUNICATING WITH STAKEHOLDERSTESTING FOR NATO DEPLOYMENTSSELECTING THE RIGHT TESTING TECHNIQUES

CHALLENGES OF TRIALLING/PILOTINGCHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD ITEMTRIALLING SPEAKING AND WRITING

PROMPTSPRACTICALITY ISSUESSTANDARD SETTING: ESTABLISHING HOW

MUCH IS GOOD ENOUGH TEST SPECIFICATIONS MAKING A VALIDITY ARGUMENT TEST FAIRNESS

LIDO HOTEL in MonsLIDO HOTEL in Mons

“Rendezvous”

SHAPE – ‘village’

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The SHAPE Club“Silver spoon” self-service restaurant

SHAPE – ‘village’

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“Pizza Bowl”Sport equipment

centre

SHAPE – ‘village’

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Sport areas

SHAPE – ‘village’

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Entertaiment Centre Cinema

SHAPE – ‘village’

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A few admin notesInvitations will go out end of May/early JunePresentations must be “emailed” to me

(hopefully before the conference)You must get yourself from BIA to your hotel

(direct train from the airport to Mons and a short walk to the hotel or taxi ride)