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TESTING
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?
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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
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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
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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
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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