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Planning, staffing and
conducting high-stakes testing services
for Aviation specialists |
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Identifying the criteria
for ICAO levels in:
Listening (general comprehension,
interpretation and discrimination)
Speaking (accuracy, intelligibility and
communicative competence) |
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Defining and evaluating
appropriate levels of competence in
communication skills, and the criteria
of the ICAO Rating Scale (Pronunciation,
Structure, Vocabulary, Fluency,
Comprehension and Interaction) |
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Production of materials
to test their candidates’ knowledge of
communication skills in plain English
and aviation phraseology in standard and
non-standard situations |
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Evaluating and comparing
different test types (eg. for ab-initio
trainees or trained professionals,
direct or semi-direct, including
computerised tests) |
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Sourcing and selecting
materials and creating tasks for tests
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Marking and weighting |
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Creating keys and marking
guides for assessors |
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Language testing ethics |
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Evaluating and trialling
test materials |
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Practical exercises in
rating trainees’ performance at various
levels of the ICAO Rating Scale, with
emphasis on Levels 1 to 4. |
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Identifying deficiencies
in failed candidates’ performance, and
guiding them towards improving their
language proficiency |
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Project work: Designing a
complete testing system |
