2023, Riga, Latvia: Furthering the Validity Argument by Keeping Pace with Technological Developments

Presentations

1. BILC update, Irena Prpic Djuric, BILC
2. Introduction to the 2023 STANAG 6001 Testing Workshop
3. Host nation presentation, Inga Farte-Zalite, LVA
4. Norming speaking assessment, I. Farte-Zalite, M. Laurits, B. Grande, G. Repova
5. BILC Shared Item Bank Project, Gabriela Repova and Maria Vargova, SVK
6. Professional Development Sharing 2023 LTRC with an emphasis on remote proctoring, Peggy Garza, BILC
7. Professional Development Sharing -Getting the word out what, why, where and how_ Mary Jo DiBiase-Lubrano, USA
8. Aligning Test Scores NATO BILC_Ray and Matthew, USA
9. Testing Writing in the Digital Age, Dr. Karl Testor, AUT
10. Alternative placement tests designed by Czech testersteachers to substitute ALCPT, Jan Krivka, CZE
11. Face validity as an important factor in the military as a social system, Dr. Karl Testor, AUT

Workshops

1. Joint rating of borderline writing samples, Koen Heylen and Inge Triffaux, BEL
2. Aligning Interpretation of Standards Are We There Yet_J. Vasilj Begovic CAN and M.J. DiBiase-Lubrano USA
3a. LTS updates, Corina Ispas ROU and Andrea Gjorevski USA
3b. LTS day 6 revision overview, Corina Ispas ROU and Andrea Gjorevski USA
4. The use of AI in item generation and analysis - the Croatian experience, Kristina Serdoz and Suzana Horvat,
5. Moderating L3 listening items, Hege Kristine Skilleas and Birgitte Grande, NOR

Digital posters

1. Norming testers in ITA Army Language School, Gabriella Griffi, ITA
2. Testing ESP in relation to JTAC language proficiency development, Kore Kildevang, DNK
3. The story of our aspiration to moving to CAT system to conduct STANAG tests, Tamar Shalamberidze, GEO
4. Authenticity in the Digital Age Poster, Dmytro Demydko, UKR

Summaries

1. Norming speaking assessment
2. BILC Shared Item Bank Project
3. Language Testing Research Colloquium
4. Aligning tests_ Neo-classical test item statistics and their potential application for anchor item linking
5. Testing writing in the digital age
6. Alternative placement tests designed by Czech testers and teachers to substitute ALCPT
7. Discussion Group on Rethinking Recommended Practices for Testing Writing, M. Kompus, EST
8. Face Validity as an important factor in the military as a social system
9. Workshop on LTS Updates and Revision
10. The use of AI in item generation and analysis
11. Workshop Moderating level 3 Items
12. Norming testers in ITA Army Language School
13. The Story of our Aspiration to Moving to CAT Systems to Conduct STANAG Tests