The Pilot Benchmark Assessment (English)

This chapter covers the Pilot Benchmark Assessment (English) (PBAE)—the test bed for all the constructs, their benchmarks and the associated assessment instruments which were developed in the two and a half years prior to its administration. The background to the exercise and the formation of the sample are first discussed. After this, a brief analysis of each test component is provided. The chapter rounds off with a brief description of test takers’ reactions to the tests (analysis of certain questions, as well as a digest of written comments, from the post-test questionnaire, together with a discussion of key issues from the qualitative interviews that were conducted with about 10% of the test-taking cohort). Copyright © 2018 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.