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gharbi2009
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can you help, please?
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Dear colleagues, I am looking for documents about criteria that must be used when preparing good comprehension and language questions of a test. I tried to find something on eslprintables, but in vain. I will be grateful if you have any idea where to find such documents. |
31 Oct 2015
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Tapioca
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Hi Gharbi, Writing language tests can be a lot of work, but cloze tests have a good reputation for reliability and validity - IF your aim is evaluation. I think they �re less useful as a teaching tool. There �s an online tool here that you can use to create cloze tests from your own text. Cloze test creator http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html Professor Charles Alderson is a well-known writer on language teaching and testing (University of Lancaster) and it �s worth reading what he has to say on reading comprehension tests - though it may be a little academic. If you Google this: alderson testing reading comprehension skills ...you will find some useful pdf files on the subject. If you can get hold of it, Heaton �s "Writing English Language Tests" is a good basic guide to testing in general. There is probably loads of good links online too and I am sure some others on the forum will be able to suggest some that they have found useful. Tap |
31 Oct 2015
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gharbi2009
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thanks Tap! helpful as usual |
31 Oct 2015
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Jayho
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If you are interested in online learning you could investigate this short course: Understanding Assessment. From their website page: By taking this course, you�ll learn- How to evaluate whether a test is fit for purpose.
- How to select, adapt or create appropriate tests or tasks.
- The key principles of assessment: validity, reliability, impact, practicality and fairness.
- Different task types and when and how to use them.
- How to test reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar and vocabulary
If you are a member, you are eligible for a discounted price ($31). Cheers Jayho
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