The International Language Testing Association has some 250 members in 15 countries. Most are specialists in the testing of second language skills, with a special interest in performance assessment because of the testing of speaking and writing performance that is critical to second language skills assessment. The association believes that certain areas deserve additional attention in the next version of the "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing." First of these is the area of standard setting. The current version of the "Standards" gives little guidance about standard-setting approaches. The experience of association members also suggests that reactions of pretest examinees can play a major role in revising and improving performance tasks. Other areas that merit further study are reliability, statistics for test analysis, and the role of language in tests. The new version of the "Standards" should address the issue of the critical role language will play in performance based tests of subject matter that rely heavily on language. (SLD)