Setting standards for a diagnostic test of aviation English for student pilots

• Published in: Language testing Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 557 - 583
• Main Authors: Treadaway, Maria, Read, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2024; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Aviation; Diagnostic tests; English as a second language tests; English for special purposes; Flight Training; Language Proficiency; Linguistic performance; Listening Comprehension Tests; Measures; Pilots; Reading tests; Standard Setting; aviation test development; Ebel method; test validation; Ab initio pilot language assessment; ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale; language for specific purposes test development; standard-setting

Standard-setting is an essential component of test development, supporting the meaningfulness and appropriate interpretation of test scores. However, in the high-stakes testing environment of aviation, standard-setting studies are underexplored. To address this gap, we document two stages in the sta...