“go placidly amidst the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.”
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Desiderata “Go placidly amidst the
noise and hasteAnd remember what
peace there may be in silence.”
LTestConstructionanguage
A report by:–Ma. Claironmie Besto–Darling Pearl Ranalan
Testing•Should be–be positive experiences–build a person’s confidence
and become learning experiences–bring out the best in students
Testing•Shouldn’t be–be degrading–be artificial–be anxiety-provoking
What are tests for?
– Inform strengths and weaknesses
–Motivate learners to review and consolidate
–Guide the development of the process
–Create a sense of accomplishment
–Determine if the objectives have been achieved
–Encourage improvement
Language Assessment aims to create
– to create more authentic, intrinsically motivating
assessment procedures that are appropriate for their context &
designed offer constructive feedback to students
These critical questions must be
answered
What is the purpose of the test?
What are the
objectives of the test?
How will the test
specifications reflect both the purpose
and objectives.
How will the test tasks
be selected and the separate
items arranged?
What kind of scoring, grading
and feedback
is expected.
MethodA set of techniques, procedures or items.To qualify as a test, the method must be explicit and structured. Like;
Multiple-choice
questions with prescribed
correct answers.
A writing prompt with a scoring rubric.
An oral interview based on a question script and a checklist of expected responses to be filled by the administrator
Example of a Multiple-choice questions
Outcome: Identifies the meaning of a term.Reliability is the same as:
a. consistency.b. relevancy.c. representativeness.d. usefulness.
Example of an Essay prompts– Prompt 1
Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below.• What determines success in life is not intelligence or talent, but character:
those qualities gained both from living in an honorable and straightforward manner and from learning to deal with disappointment and hardship. Without character, an individual has no hope of true success. Even when competing against opponents of considerable intelligence or strength, those individuals who possess strong character will ultimately win.
• Assignment: Does a person’s character determine that person’s success in life? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Examples of an oral interview questions
•Why should we hire you?• Tell me about your self• How are you going to help the company
Measure
A means for offering the test-taker
some kind of result.
If an instrument does not specify
a form of reporting
measurement, then that
technique cannot be defined as a
test.
Scoring may be like the followings
Classroom-based short answer essay test may earn the test-taker a letter
grade accompanied by the instructor’s
marginal comments.
Large-scale standardized tests
provide a total numerical score, a
percentile rank, and perhaps some
sub-scores.
Performance Test measures performance, but results imply test-taker’ ability or competence.
Some language tests measure one’s ability to perform language:
To speak, write, read or listen to a subset of language.
Some others measure a test-taker’s knowledge about language:
Defining a vocabulary item, reciting a grammatical rule or identifying a
rhetorical feature in written discourse.
Measuring a given domain• It means measuring the desired criterion and not including other factors.– Proficiency tests:– Classroom-based performance
tests:– A well-constructed test is an
instrument that provides an accurate measure of the test taker’s ability within a particular domain.
Thankyoufor
isteningL
Thankyoufor
isteningL
DarlingClaire