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The testing department is a key department in JAFLI.  It is the primary section that evaluates the results and quality of training programs.

In order to maintain the modernization of this section, the Language Institute has embarked on many important projects to accomplish its goals. These projects include creating a computerized testing system, implementing statistics extraction, and providing laboratories with the latest technologies. JAFLI can now cooperate with allied countries to conduct remote computerized examinations.

Testing Department Staff

The staff of the examination department of the language Institute has the necessary qualifications and professionalism to conduct the work of the department in accordance with the standards of quality assurance. The most important of which are:

-  Completing courses for the preparation of tests.

-  Participation in external and internal workshops to enhance the efficiency of the cadre administratively, linguistically and technically.

-  Be familiar with the use of basic computer software, especially Excel.

Current Projects

Since 2010, the Language Institute's leadership has endeavoured to implement the computerization of examinations for English and foreign languages. Considerable efforts have been made to complete this, ranging from a comprehensive review of all questions to the exclusion of inappropriate ones. The classification of the questions is determined by the level of difficulty. and thus, their classification according to their linguistic structure, in preparation for their download to the Operational Program.

 Collaboration is currently underway with NATO's International Language Coordination Office to accredit the Language Institute as an accredited STANAG 6001 examination center.

Computing purposes

- Ensure accuracy, effectiveness and integrity of exams

- Extract the results of the examination electronically and save time, effort and stationery.

- Determine the level and degree of examination based on the target group.

- Ensure that examination forms are not repeated.

Stages of computerization

- The institute established a database and classified approximately 5,000 listening and reading questions in Excel.

- The testing department included the test items in another evaluation program (Oracle).

- The testing department categorizes questions into lists according to their degree of difficulty. The categories enable the level of difficulty of the        examination to be determined automatically.

- The testing department refines the tests items by eliminating questions that performed poorly.

- The language institute has equipped 7 computer labs with a capacity for 210 students.

Types of tests

Computerized  examinations for the English courses. it  includes three types: ECL, Book Quizzes, Achievement.

1. Computerized  and paper checks for foreign  language courses and it includes 3 types: monthly Tests , Quick assessing Tests, comprehensive final Tests.

 2. Computerized examinations for officers and noncommion officers who have been elected to participate in overseas tasks and courses.

3. Annual exams to ensure that the language level is maintained for those with language courses.