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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NINH THUẬN TÀI LIỆU BỒI DƯỠNG GIÁO VIÊN VỀ BIÊN SOẠN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA, XÂY DỰNG THƯ VIỆN CÂU HỎI VÀ BÀI TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH CẤP TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ Báo cáo viên: NGUYỄN TẤN PHƯỚC Background in Tests and Test Preparation Types of tests  Proficiency tests  Achievement tests  Diagnostic tests  Placement tests Types of tests • Proficiency tests: TOEFL; IELTS; FCE; CAE; CPE, etc. No specific course based, general knowledge and skill based. Independent of teaching. Measure general language ability. • Achievement tests: directly related to classroom teaching and learning. Content based or objective based. Final or progressive. Types of tests • Diagnosc tests /ˌdaɪ.əgˈnɒs.tɪk/ : to idenfy students’ strengths and weaknesses • Placement tests: to classify students according to their language ability Types of tests Test Construction: The Elements VOCABULARY QUESTIONS GRAMMAR QUESTIONS READING QUESTIONS WRITING QUESTIONS VOCABULARY QUESTIONS • Where can we select the words? • How can we choose the question types? • What is the implied skill or purpose in selecting the item? Multiple-choice completion (1) Select the words to be tested. (2) Get the right kind of sentence to put each word in (this sentence creating the context is called the stem). (3) Choose several wrong words to put the right word with (these wrong words are called distractors). Three distractors plus the right word are enough for a written item. (4) Finally, prepare clear and simple instructions. Advantages of Multiple-Choice Completion 1. It helps students see the full meaning of words by providing natural contexts. Also, it is a good influence on instruction: It discourages word-list memorization. 2. Scoring is easy and consistent. 3. It is a sensitive measure of achievement. Limitations of Multiple-Choice Completion 1. It is rather difficult to prepare good sentence contexts that clearly show the meaning of the word being tested. 2. It is easy for students to cheat by copying what others have circled. Word formation Advantages 1. It reflects teaching approaches. 2. It is generally faster and easier to construct than are items with distractors. Limitations 1. Fewer words can be tested this way than with multiple choice. 2. There is some difficulty in avoiding ambiguous contexts. /æm b g.ju.əs/ˈ ɪ [...]... questions on your reading test – Paraphrase – Synthesis – Inference • Things to remember: (1) Questions should not ask for words or phrases exactly as they appear in the passage (2) Avoid illogical distractors (3) They shouldn't be written in such a way that they can be answered from general knowledge • Advantages of Passage Comprehension 1 This is the most integrative type of reading test 2 It is... I'd show C I've shown D I'll show Distractor Preparation • Also, it is best not to mix categories like the following: E.g.: They just bought furniture A a few B several C some D with (revised) They just bought _ A a few furnitures B several furnitures C some furniture D a furniture Alternate Form of Multiple-Choice Completion • Error identification: E.g.: Rain is slight acidic even in unpolluted... then use it correctly in a sentence Distractor Preparation • Avoid using two obvious items! E.g.: _ the ones who know the answers A They are B There C They're D Their • Avoid items that test divided usage, or items that only test different levels of formality E.g.: You can get it from the lady _ he sold it to A which B who C whom D why Distractor Preparation • Avoid confusing or tiring your... Advantages of Sentence Completion 1 These are generally easier to prepare than are multiplechoice items 2 These give the appearance of measuring productive skills because some items permit flexibility and original expression 3 There is no exposure to incorrect grammatical forms 4 These provide a sensitive measure of achievement • Limitations of Sentence Completion 1 These are usually more time consuming... tests are prose passages, usually a paragraph or more in length, from which words have been deleted The student relies on the context in order to supply the missing words • Very popular for test constructors • Easy to prepare and rather easy to score • A good measure of overall proficiency Preparing a Cloze Test The steps in preparing a cloze test are simple: (1) Select an appropriate passage (e.g.,... best! • The number of passages and the length of each depend on your particular test • Usually longer passages will run from 10 0 to 300 words Selections for less advanced students will run from about 10 0 to 200 words Those for more advanced students will generally range from 15 0 to 300 words • Three questions per hundred words, or four at the most • Use at least three to five passages from different... the tragedy (was crying, cry) The magician performed some _ tricks (astonishing, astonished) • Three, four or more choices can be listed to test students’ knowledge The Inflection Form • Testing the mastery of inflections provides for a productive response These vary from simple comparatives to verb tense questions: E.g.: 1) He's the (tall) person in the class 2) They _ (be) in Colorado... natural acid-forming gases dissolve C D in the water • Advantages of Multiple-Choice Completion 1 It is impossible for students to avoid the grammar point being evaluated 2 Scoring is easy and reliable 3 This is a sensitive measure of achievement (and like other multiplechoice language tests, it allows teachers to diagnose specific problems of students) • Limitations of Multiple-Choice Completion 1. .. and number of words to take out; (3) write the instructions and prepare an example • Advantages of Cloze 1 It is easy to prepare and quite easy to score 2 It is a good measure of integrative English skills 3 Standard cloze is a good measure of overall ability in English • Limitations of Cloze 1 It is not a sensitive measure of short-term gains 2 It is difficult for teachers who are non-native English...GRAMMAR QUESTIONS Grammar tests are designed to measure student proficiency in matters ranging from inflections (bottle-bottles, bake-baked) to syntax Syntax involves the relationship of words in a sentence including manners such as word order, use of the negative, question forms, and connectives Multiple-choice completion • While multiple-choice completion is an efficient way to test grammar, . SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO NINH THUẬN TÀI LIỆU BỒI DƯỠNG GIÁO VIÊN VỀ BIÊN SOẠN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA, XÂY DỰNG THƯ VIỆN CÂU HỎI VÀ BÀI TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH CẤP TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ Báo cáo viên: NGUYỄN. called distractors). Three distractors plus the right word are enough for a written item. (4) Finally, prepare clear and simple instructions. Advantages of Multiple-Choice Completion 1. It helps. circled. Word formation Advantages 1. It reflects teaching approaches. 2. It is generally faster and easier to construct than are items with distractors. Limitations 1. Fewer words can be tested this