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Certification test |
Practice Placer test |
| Purpose |
This high stakes test is used to assess the ICAO English language proficiency language level
for official Certification purposes. The test must be proctored, with appropriate test-taker
identification and test security. |
This low stakes version of the test is used:
1. to assess overall ICAO level and place individuals into the right level for training.
2. to allow test-takers to practice for the Certification test.
3. to use as an instructional activity within training.
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| Test Content |
| Language skills tested |
aviation and general English |
aviation and general English |
| Duration of test |
~25 to 30 minutes |
~15 to 20 minutes |
| Number of questions |
78 |
54 |
| Sections included in the test |
Aviation Reading
Common English Reading
Repeat
Short Answer Questions
Readback
Corrections and Confirmations
Story Retelling
Open Questions
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Aviation Reading
Common English Reading
Repeat
Short Answer Questions
Readback
Corrections and Confirmations
Story Retelling
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| Legally defensible for high stakes certification |
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| Test Scoring |
| Score precision |
Most precise, with reliability statistics based on field studies |
Estimate of what final score may be within a confidence range |
| ICAO language level score |
final ICAO language level |
Estimate of the current ICAO language level only |
| Overall numeric score |
Precise numeric score on a 10-to-70 point scale |
No numeric score provided |
| ICAO sub-skill scores |
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| Detailed explanation of language capabilities |
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| Test-taker certificate of final score and ICAO language level |
Available through authorized test partners only |
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| Test Security |
| Secure capture and storage of test-taker responses |
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| Anonymous test ID numbers to ensure data privacy |
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| Random test form to prevent cheating |
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fixed form of test only |
| Test Delivery & Administration |
| Available languages for test instructions |
English |
English |
| Delivery over telephone |
Standard Access Service with toll dial-in to regional access
points. Learn more... |
| Delivery over computer |
Can be installed on PCs that meet minimum system requirements in
a secure testing location. Learn more... |
