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.

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