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Current Missions. Bundeswehr Deployments. STRATAIRMEDEVAC. 1.525. SFOR. 59. 52. ABCAbw. 4.575. KFOR. 225. 2.500. TFF. ISAF. 11. UNOMIG. 1.140. Marine. = 10.087. Stand: 2003. Unter Kommando EinsFüKdoBw. Pretests: General Bundeswehr Examinations
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Current Missions Bundeswehr Deployments STRATAIRMEDEVAC 1.525 SFOR 59 52 ABCAbw 4.575 KFOR 225 2.500 TFF ISAF 11 UNOMIG 1.140 Marine = 10.087 Stand: 2003 Unter Kommando EinsFüKdoBw
Pretests: General Bundeswehr Examinations Standardized Diagnostic Tests SLP Tests: General Bundeswehr Examinations Final Examinations Language Tests 2002Bundeswehr Language Service
Pretests: General Bundeswehr Examinations(discrete point multiple-choice items, currently 200 points per test, hand marked)Approximate numbers • English: 30,000 • French: 2,000 • Russian: 1,200 • Total 33,200
Pretests: Standardized Diagnostic TestsApproximate numbers • Spanish 150 • Polish 120 • Italian 100 • German 80 • Czech 40 • Portuguese 30 • Total 520
SLP Tests All Languages and LevelsApproximate numbers • Listening 13,000 • Speaking 13,000 • Reading 13,000 • Writing 12,600 • Total SLP Tests 51,600
Test process General Bundeswehr Examinations
Mil District Admin Offices notify candidates and send appropriate test materials to testing locations Shipping Submitted in writing through military channels to Military District Admin Offices Registration Based on written request BSprA sends test materials to Military District Admin Offices/ Federal Institute for Military Technology via military courier, mail or private delivery service Shipping Bundessprachenamt: produces, prints and stores test materials Production
Mil District Admin Offices send reports/certification to appropriate addressees Certification Mil District Admin Offices evaluate and record test results, prepare reports for candidates and store all documents and reports for three years Archives Mil District Admin Offices register test documents and mark answer sheets by hand Marking Test documents sent from testing locations to Mil District Admin Offices Shipping Major language tests offered semi-annually at several locations throughout Germany, others as needed Supervised by personnel at testing locations Test Administration
Online Testing Production Online Registration
Local network Paper-Pencil Test Stand-Alone PC PC connected to Intra/Internet
Item Bank Local network Paper/Pencil-Test Stand-Alone PC PC connected to Intra/Internet
ITEM BANK Candidate DATA FILES Technology-supportedTesting
Advantages • Simplified process • Greater flexibility in scheduling and conducting tests • Greater standardization • Tests more resistant to compromise • Item bank permits systematic development and easy update of test items • Computers more accurate and economical than human markers
Challenges • Finding technical solutions for making a smooth transition to listening tests on the intranet • Producing and managing listening test items • Selecting workable technology-supported testing procedures for speaking and writing tests