The Norming Workshop (Speaking and Writing Assessment) IAW STANAG 6001

The Norming Workshop (Speaking and Writing Assessment) IAW STANAG 6001 was initiated to harmonize the approaches of language testing specialists in evaluating writing tasks and speaking responses in accordance with NATO STANAG 6001 and BILC recommendations.

As a result of participating in the workshop, a systematic approach to assessing speaking and writing language test results is developed. That is, the primary focus of language testing specialists is on collecting reliable and valid evidence of the language skills development, ensuring consistency in assessment, and refining effective methods of obtaining information from the test-taker, which allows for an objective evaluation of proficiency in productive language skills in accordance with NATO STANAG 6001 requirements.