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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 PHỔ THÔNG Báo cáo viên: NGUYỄN NGỌC AN 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: 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. [...]... structure and then use it correctly in a sentence Distractor Preparation • Avoid using too 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... to everyone B I'd show it to everyone C I've shown it to everyone D I'll show it to everyone -> (revised) If I had a new fur coat, it to everyone A I showed B 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... money last year 2 I always _ my best • This option form can easily be adapted from exercises in your textbook Sometimes a new pair of options is given for each sentence E.g.: The women _ for 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... 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 . 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. 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. 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