assessment: what do the students know? what have the students learned? what do students need? what...
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Assessment: What do the students know?What have the students learned?What do students need?What have students learned?Has the instruction been effective? Is the test designed appropriately?
TYPES OF TESTS Placement tests
Designed to place students in levels of instruction: beginner, intermediate, advanced
Assess 4 language skills: Reading, Writing, Grammar and Listening/Speaking
Diagnostic tests: Diagnose what students need Pre-tests
Achievement tests: Assess what students have achieved Post-tests, progress tests
Proficiency tests: Measure language ability without regard to any course of instruction TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge, SPEAK
A GOOD LANGUAGE TEST Fair: Material taught Valid: Based on what it taught Clear: Easy to read instructions and
questions Easy to grade: Objective with some
subjective grading based on what is being tested
Reliable: Consistent results when given more than one time
Rubric grading: Clear goals for proficiency of language
TYPES OF TESTS Fill-in-the blank Multiple choice Cloze Statement and response Given words True/False Matching Scrambled sentences Dictation Oral interview Group interview Individual and group projects Essay question
WEBSITES
http://www.smc.edu/apps/pub.asp?Q=56 http://
www2.parkland.edu/assessment/studyguide.htm http://
education.uncc.edu/more/StartResources/OnlineRes.htm
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-exams/levels-test-wc.htm
http://www.easyenglish.com/ http://esl.about.com/cs/toefl/a/a_toefl.htm