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    This document discusses language testing and assessment. It provides 3 aims of the language testing course: constructing essay and objective test items, scoring test items, and analyzing test validity and reliability. It defines key terms like test, assessment, evaluation. It explains that tests are a form of assessment and discusses alternative assessment methods. Finally, it notes that evaluation involves judging learner ability based on tests to provide constructive feedback over time.

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    LANGUAGE

    TESTING
    Nunun Indrasari, M.Pd.

    English Education Department


    Teacher Training and Tarbiyah Faculty
    UIN Raden Intan Lampung
    Aims of the Course:
    ￮ Constructing test items in the form of essay
    and objective test;
    ￮ Scoring test items in the form of essay and
    objective test;
    ￮ Analyzing the validity and reliability of test
    items.

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    TEST
    ASSESSMENT
    EVALUATION 3
    WHY TEST?
     Diagnose students strengths and needs
     Provide feedback on student learning
     Provide a basis for instructional placement
     Inform and guide instruction
     Communicate learning expectations
     Motivate and focus students’ attention and effort
     Provide practice applying knowledge and skills

    4
    What to test?
     Language ability
     Can it be defined? How?
     Factors affecting performance
    Linguistic competence
    Physical characteristics
    Psychological factors

    5
    What is a test?
    A method of measuring a
    person’s ability, knowledge or
    performance in a given domain

    (Brown, 2004)
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    What is a test?
    Measure – The person Domain
    what? How? Appropriate? General
    General ability / competence (e.g.
    Relevance? proficiency)
    specific
    knowledge Specific criteria
    Individual ability (e.g. vocabulary,
    and performance pronunciation,
    grammar)
    % | A | Pass/Fail
    – must have
    result
    .

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    What makes
    a good test?
    A well-constructed test is….
    • “A well-constructed test
    is an instrument that
    “ provides an accurate
    measure of a test taker's
    ability within a particular
    domain.”
    Brown, 2003
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    ASSESSMENT

    Is assessment
    Place your screenshot here
    synonymous with
    testing?

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    DIFFERENCES
    ASSESSMENT TESTING
    • Ongoing process • Administrative
    • Generally procedure
    encompasses a wide • Specific times
    domain • Curriculum
    • Subconscious referenced
    impression • Peak performance
    • Incidental judgment • Measured and
    • implicit evaluation evaluated
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    TEST AND
    ASSESSMENT
    ￮ Assessment: tests, projects, observation of
    performance, portfolios, etc.

    ￮ Tests are one form of assessment

    12
    ALTERNATIVE
    ASSESSMENT
    1. Peer Assessments
    2. Journals 1. Portfolios
    3. Logs 2. Self-Assessment
    4. Blogs 3. Conferences
    5. Videos 4. Diaries
    6. Teacher Observation 5. Etc.

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    EVALUATION
    Judging the ability of a learner based on a
    test or otherwise and using this judgement
    as a constructive element in learning over
    time.
    (Cf. Gipps 1994, Lynch 2005)

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    GRADE CAN BE
    ASSIGNED IN:
     LETTERS (A, B, C, D, E, F)
     RANGE (4.0 -1.0)
     NUMBER (0-10 / 0-100)
     DESCRIPTOR (EXCELLENT, GREAT,
    SATISFACTORY, NEED
    IMPROVEMENT)

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    Thanks!
    Any questions?
    You can find me at
    ￮ [email protected]

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