(ii) Structure, timing, medium/channel and techniques The following should be specined: Test structure What sections will the test have and what will be tested in each? or example: 3 sections grammar, careful reading, expeditious reading) Number of items (in tota! and in the various sections) Number of passages (and number of items associated with each) Medium/channel (paper and pencil, tape, computer face-to-face, telephone, etc.) Timing (for each section and for entire test) Techniques what techniques will be used to measure what skills or subskills? (ii) Criterial levels of performance The required level (s) of performance for (different levels of) success should be specified. This may involve a simple statement to the effect