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ASSESSMENT & TESTING

Evaluation Assessment TestAll the factors that influence the learning process: syllabus, objectives, course design, methodology, materials ,etc.- The performance and the progress of students - Diagnose problems + provide useful feedback- A process not a product- A one-time event- Part of the assessment process- Only one of many assessment toolsAssessment: ongoing / continuous process 2Assessment Informal Formal Self-

Observation of everyday performance: unplanned comments, verbal feedback, observe students perform a task in pairs/groups.Self-assessment students themselves assess their own progress.3Placement test Quick to administer and markAt the start of a new phase / language courseDiagnostic testSyllabus-basedDetermine students area of strength and weaknessAchievement testAt the end of a long period of learningLarge scale testProficiency testMeasure students L2 competence. (FCE, IELTS, TOEIC)Placement test: students placement into appropriate groups. Achievement test: cover a wide range of language and skills. Proficiency test: related to specific academic or professional situations where English is needed. 4What to test?LanguageVocabularyGrammarSpellingPronunciation Skill ReadingSpeakingListeningWriting A valid testDeliver handout6

Which one mainly tests grammar?Which one mainly tests writing?Rewrite these sentences, using the cues provided.Hes too weak to lift that table. (so that)Complete the following open dialogue.A Hello. May I _____, please?B Im sorry he ______. Can you leave ____?Testing grammar or writing?Testing speaking? A reliable testExample of objective test: Multiple choice subjective test: write an essay. Objective test: test items that can be marked clearly as right or wrong. Subjective test requires an assessor to make a judgement according to some criteria and experience. When there is little variability among test score, the reliability is low. 9Question TypeTrue/FalseMultiple ChoiceOpen-ended questionsInformation transferEasy to write and markEasy to guess the answerTest comprehension (not writing) onlyEasy to markA small chance of guessing the answerTest only comprehensionDifficult to write good MC questionsEasy to writeDifficult to markThe level of reliability is not highGood way to test comprehension of main points not a complete understanding of the text.

Information transfer: read the text and complete a table.10Common problems with MCsChoose the correct answer for the following question.1. Only when everyone had left ________________.A. he felt at peaceB. he feels at peaceC. did he feel at peaceD. does he feel at peaceInversion and sequence of tensesAvoid testing more than one content in one question.Choose the correct answer for the following question.I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over twenty minutes a day.increasesprogressesacceleratesgains

Four options means to addAvoid testing the shades of meanings.Too difficult for students.12Common problems with the stemHe was badly injured in an _____ yesterday.A. Traffic jam B. accident C. crash D. collision.Cue for a correct answer.He was badly injured in a/an _____ yesterday.A. Traffic jam B. accident C. crash D. collision.He is _____________.the man whom I talked aboutthe man which I talked aboutthe man that I talked aboutthe man that I talkedHe is the man_____________.whom I talked aboutwhich I talked aboutthat I talked aboutthat I talkedLack of informationAll the following sentences, which contain relative clauses, are correct EXCEPT for The suitcase which my father bought was upstairs.The suitcase which my father bought was upstairs.The suitcase bought by my father was upstairs. The suitcase buying my father bought was upstairs. Unnecessary informationA good stem __: should not provide cues for answercontains enough informationhas a clear instructioneliminates unnecessary details.

Common problems with the alternativesChoose from the preposition marked A, B, C and D the correct one to fill in the blank by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

_________ weekends, John often go fishing with his friend George.A. On B. In C. At D. ByDouble KeyChoose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.A. celebration B. certain C. century D. excellentNo KeyChoose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.Before ______, they used horse-drawn wooden carts.A. Farmers have had tractorsB. Tractors owned by farmersC. Farmers had tractorsD. Farmers owned by tractors. Implausibility D farmers owing tractors/ answer; distractors15Choose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.Every atlas has its own legend.The word legend in this sentence probably meansMythical storyFamous personA part that explains meaning of symbolsSpecial colorUnparalleled alternativeChoose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.Not for a moment ___________ I would be offered the job, so I was amazed when I got it.did I thinkhad I thinkI thoughtI had thought2 for 2 splitSymbol explanation. Answer; distractor161. Choose the word that best defines the italicized wordMany students are resentful of too many rules because they feel they are being treated as children.discontented withbored byangry abouthappy with2. Choose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D._________ it would rain he would have brought the umbrella.Had he knownDid he knowHe knewHe had known3. Circle the word in which the sound /l/ is silent. A. shoulderB. sailorC. slowD. shallow

4. Choose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.Usable energy is lost at each level of a food chain in the form of heatchemical energyAll of the aboveNone of the above5. Choose the word that best defines the italicized word.The elderly are beginning to demand rights for themselves.parentschildrencouplespeople who are oldChoose the word that best defines the italicized wordMany students are resentful of too many rules because they feel they are being treated as children.discontented withbored byangry abouthappy with

Double KeyChoose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D._________ it would rain he would have brought the umbrella.Had he knownDid he knowHe knewHe had known2 for 2 split Circle the word in which the sound /l/ is silent. A. shoulderB. sailorC. slowD. shallow

No KeyChoose the correct answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.Usable energy is lost at each level of a food chain in the form of heatchemical energyAll of the aboveNone of the aboveImplausibility Choose the word that best defines the italicized word.The elderly are beginning to demand rights for themselves.parentschildrencouplespeople who are oldUnparalleled alternativeassignment