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Learn about pretesting practices for STANAG exams in Hungary, including item writing, objective and subjective item procedures, and future plans for enhancing the examination process.
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Pretesting and Test Analysis How We Do Them in Hungary Gabriella Szebenyi
Presentation Outline • basic information on STANAG examinations in Hungary • item writing and our pretesting practices • pretesting objectively marked items • the procedure for subjectively marked items • our future plans
Accredited Examination • Open exam • Exam fee • Single level exam • No time limit on the validity of the certificate • Nationwide recognition of the certificate • Operation under Accreditation Board supervision
Main Means of Professional Control • Accreditation Book • Consultation Sessions • Biennial Review
Our Output 2 newtrialtestsatthreelevels per academicyear
Pretest Procedure for Objective Items • Stage 1: in-housereview of an item • Stage 2: in-housereview of thereviseditem • Stage 3: review of theitemby a nativespeaker • Stage 4: main trial • Stage 5: quantitative and qualitativeanalysis
Procedure for Subjective Items • Stage 1: informalreview of an item • Stage 2: informalreview of thereviseditem • Stage 3: review of theitemby a nativespeaker • Stage 4: trialonsmallnumber of candidates
Future Plans • increasing the number of item writers • involving several native speakers • establishing a pretest unit