1. Best Practices
- Best Practices in STANAG 6001 Testing July 2024
- Roadmap to Validity (PDF)
- Online Multinational Moderation
- Virtual Multinational Norming Sessions for Testing Speaking
- Administration of Remote Speaking Tests
2. Shared Item Bank Project
3. Proficiency Samples IAW STANAG 6001.
- Speaking snippets
The snippets below illustrate the speaking proficiency at different STANAG 6001 levels. Please note that final ratings cannot be assigned on the basis of a small sample of performance. These snippets were taken out of full oral proficiency interviews.
| Speaker | Topic | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Luis (#22) | How he got the job | 1+ |
| Sung (#16) | Educational Background | 2 |
| Oscar (#28) | Role play: Lost luggage | 1+ |
| Mildred (#30) | Travel outside of one’s country | 3 |
| Omar (#34) | Teachers are born, not made | 2+ |
| Guadalupe (#23) | First days & weeks taking classes | 1+ |
| Mildred (#29) | Commuting and mass transit systems | 3 |
The writing samples in the downloadable PDF include examples of STANAG 6001 writing levels 0+, 1, 1+, 2, 2+ and 3.
4. Tester Toolbox
- Guidelines for Establishing National STANAG 6001 Testing Teams
- Norming and Item Moderation video tutorial with Nancy Powers
- Self Assessment for National STANAG 6001 Testing Programs (PDF)
- Suggestions for STANAG 6001 Tester Training (PDF)
- Item Review Checklist (PDF)
- Overview of Listening Text Characteristics (PDF)
- Overview of Reading Text Characteristics(PDF)
- STANAG 6001 Speaking Assessment Criteria (PDF)
- STANAG 6001 Writing Assessment Criteria (PDF)
- STANAG_6001_Levels_1-3_Summary_Review_on_Receptive_Skills_Testing (PDF)
5. STANAG 6001 Level 4 Language Proficiency
As products of the BILC Working Group on STANAG 6001 Level 4 proficiency, the main purpose of these documents is to provide a comprehensive interpretation of language competence associated with Level 4 and to enhance the common understanding of the Level 4 descriptors. The paper also discusses requirements for testing language competence at Level 4.