Testing and Reliability
at Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University, Budapest
Mrs. Ilona Várnai PhD
Three types of exams
• STANAG 6001
• General exams (English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Hungarian as a foreign language)
• ARMA military language exam (English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovakian, Ukrainian)
ARMA military language exam
Accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Board in 2001
Parts of the exams
• “A” - type exam oral exam
• “B” - type exam written exam
• “C” - type exam complex exam
Levels of the exam
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
Oral exams
• Interview (general topics)• Interview (military topics)• Description of a picture (basic level)• Role-play dialogue (basic level)• Expressing opinion (intermediate and advanced
levels)• Language laboratory (intermediate and advanced
levels)
Written exams(basic level)
• a 20-item multiple-choice test
• reading comprehension task
• guided letter writing
Written exams(intermediate level)
• a 50-question multiple-choice test
• translation (into the foreign language)
• reading comprehension task
• guided composition
Written exams(advanced level)
• a 50-question multiple-choice test
• guided summary
• translation (into Hungarian language)
• guided composition
Reliability
1. more than one wayRECEPTIVE PRODUCTIVE
ORAL EXAM listening speaking
WRITTEN EXAM reading writing
2. tasks are controlled3. unambiguous items4. clear and explicit instructions
Reliability (cont.)
5. well laid and perfectly legible tests6. familiar with format and testing techniques7. non-distracting conditions8. score reliability 9. identification by numbers
THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION