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A Course on Testing for Blended Learning. Svetla Tashevska, NBU, Sofia. The aim – to present:. an overview of my course on testing in FLT for undergraduates in the New Bulgarian University virtual learning environment (VLE), Moodle; the rationale behind the construction of the course; - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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A Course on Testing for Blended Learning

Svetla Tashevska, NBU, Sofia

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The aim – to present:

an overview of my course on testing in FLT for undergraduates in the New Bulgarian University virtual learning environment (VLE), Moodle;

the rationale behind the construction of the course;

the ways in which I have started adapting some of its aspects to respond to the dynamically changing reality, and accommodate the changing needs of the students, combining their studies with employment responsibilities – something which presupposes blended or entirely online learning.

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The course

is a compulsory part of the teaching strand of the Foreign Languages and Literatures studies (English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Greek)

lasts one term (15 weeks)

is delivered in 90-minute sessions once a week

is delivered in Bulgarian - but uses illustrative material mainly in English

caters for students:

who attend lectures at the University

who cannot come and attend lectures at the University

who can only attend part of the lectures and combine that with work in the Moodle VLE

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Course design

Based on:

A framework of course development processes – Chapter 2

in Graves, K. (1996), Teachers as Course Developersb, Cambridge: CUP

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Framework components

Needs assessment

Determining goals and objectives

Conceptualising content

Selecting and developing materials and activities

Organization of content and activities

Evaluation

Consideration of resources and constraints

(Graves, 1996:13)

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Course objectives

Competences (knowledge, skills, attitudes as a result of the course)

1. Students will know:

some basic principles of testing and assessment in FLT

methods/ techniques/ formats for testing language knowledge and skills

2. Students will be able to:

apply the assessment principles to their practical work in the classroom

analyse ready/ published FL tests

construct their own FL tests according to the principles

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Course objectives (continued)

3. Students:

will be better aware of the role of testing and assessment in FLT;

will develop a positive attitude to testing and assessment in FLT.

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Three types of topics

Basic (1 – 6 )

- > teaching and testing, types of test, validity, reliability, test construction –stages, framework, some testing methods/techniques

Specific skills and systems (7 – 13)

- > testing receptive skills, testing productive skills, testing grammar and vocabulary

Continuous and portfolio assessment (13 -15)

- > analysing and evaluating the test, continuous assessment, self-assessment, portfolio assessment, the Common European Framework of Reference on testing and assessment

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Welcome to the course!

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Moodle

Gives opportunities to all course participants to:

familiarise themselves with the outline of the course - with its aims, topics, ways of assessment, etc. - in their own time;

re/visit the topics presented in class;

find relevant lecture plans, presentations and materials & download/ print out their own copy, if needed;

follow links to material on Internet & make their own search;

take part in course-related tasks from the place & at the time most convenient for them;

discuss issues of concern with lecturer &/ or their peers, etc.

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What students can find in Moodle:

Resources

Activities:

forums

wikis

tasks/ assignments

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Resources

Files:

in Word

selected scanned book pages, articles, etc. in different formats (*pdf, *jpeg, etc.)

Links to material on the net

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Activities

online text

uploading a single file/ a number of files (agreed or limited by the lecturer)

off-line activities

Tasks/ assignments (individual)

news forum – more general

topic specific – on each topic from the syllabus

Wikis

Forums

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Two types of forums

News forum – more general, with admin info, announcements, updates, clarification discussions

Topic-specific forums – discussions, in which learning can take place:

on different topics from the syllabus

Everybody is expected to contribute - sharing opinions or presenting the findings after individually investigating a question

-> an example of a topic-specific forum discussion - on differences between classroom exercises and test items

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A forum discussion

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Wiki

a collaborative document in response to a given topic or task

Everybody has the right to write and edit the document

-> an example of a wiki – on advantages and disadvantages of some testing techniques (Multiple choice, cloze, dictation)

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A wiki (the instructions)

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A wiki (the completion)

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Assesment on the course

Tasks (for development) - in Moodle

Tests (assessed) – in class/ in Moodle

Course assignment (assessed) – in Moodle

Feedback & pass/fail indication

15-minute tests x 3 - with a grade (2-6)

Test specification – in 3 stages (after the 1st type of topics, after the 2nd type of topics, after topic 13) - with feedback (pass/fail) & a final version with a grade (2-6)

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Course assignment

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Main sources:

Graves, K. (ed.), (1996), Teachers as Course Developers, Cambridge: CUP

Hughes, A. (1989, 2003), Testing for Language Teachers, Cambridge: CUP

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Thank you!

[email protected]