1. ECML and NEC: Experience of Cooperation
dr. Asta Ranonytė
Head of Examinations Department
National Examination Centre of Lithuania
30-31 October, 2018

2. 2017

3. Cooperation with ECML
2017
International conference of three Baltic states and Poland was held in the format of RELANG. Review of developments in the Lithuanian foreign language testing system.
2015 (II)
National Examination Centre invited ECML experts to participate in the activities of screening of particular test and relating English language exam to CEFR
2015 (I)
ECML experts organised the workshop on the theme about the procedures of relating foreign language exams to requirements of CEFR
2013
ECML experts came to screen the 10th grade tests

4. System of assessment of foreign language proficiency in Lithuania
English, French, German, Russian
System of assessment of foreign language proficiency in Lithuania
Not compulsory, but the result of exam (B1) is necessary for entry to University
Matura exams of foreign languages. All tests of all four languages consist of two levels tasks (B1 and B2).
Exam consists of four parts.
Centralised conducting, marking and announcement of cut-off.
Not compulsory
After the 10th grade NEC provides the foreign language tests, their marking schemes for schools.
English test of B1 level. French, German, Russian tests of A2 level.
About 80 percentage of school students participate; conducting and marking on the school level.
Scores to achieve the language proficiency level are announced by NEC after the statistical analysis and benchmarking.

5. Tests for foreign languages of 10th grade
Total number of students of 10th grade
27 019
2018
German
969
English
16510
Russian
6838
French
319
Total number of students, taking tests
17 875
Foreign language
Level of proficiency
Test scores
Cut-off points
Percentage of students who achieved the level of proficiency 2018
Percentage of students who achieved the level of proficiency
2017
2016
English B1 60
28 points (45 % of scores)
76,1
71,8
74,2
French A2
28 points (43 % of scores)
79,3
74,9
77,0
Russian
27 points (43 % of scores)
72,8
78,6
German
27 points (45 % of scores)
72,5
70,7
78,0

6. Step for future – e-assessment
RELANG could help us:
To review the chosen types of tasks;
To ensure the equvalent tests if the test takers are divided into few several groups;
Main quidances for the creation of item bank;