testing and assessment: practice at taitung’s schools chao-ming chen department of english, nccu...
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Testing and Assessment: Practice at
Taitung’s SchoolsChao-ming Chen
Department of English, NCCU
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Teaching, Learning and Testing
Using tests for placement and diagnostic reasons
Using tests to assess students’ proficiency
Using tests for achievement check
Using tests to motivate students’ learning
Using tests
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A Washback Effect
To change instructional programs and teaching practices
To develop students’ autonomous learning abilities
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Types of Tests
Proficiency test
Achievement test
Aptitude test:
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Testing Strategies
Norm-referenced Testing: Proficiency TOEIC, TOEFL, etc. Classifying students by percentile for measuring
either aptitude or proficiency
Criterion-referenced Testing: achievement GEPT, Monthly or term exams, etc. A locally produced achievement test, measures
absolute performance that is compared only with the learning objective
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Steps of developing achievement tests
Setting up learning objectives
Deciding the testing objectives: diagnostics, achievements, or others
Choosing the appropriate testing styles: oral, written, or performative?
Designing the testing formats: multiple choice, matching, blank-filling, writing, or others
Identifying the benchmark (or passing grades)
Pre-testing
Constructing the testing instruments
Anticipating the testing results
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Examples: Testing alphabets
http://www.rachelsenglish.com/alphabet_test
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Examples: testing alphabets
Order the alphabets acfgbed: ____________ becfgad: ____________
Type the alphabets: A ___ C ____ _____ F
Match and Identify: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff
See and Remember: A b F f e G c
Hear and Remember: Fe Gg
Alphabet games (fun): Group games
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From tests to assessment
Tests are given at a single point in time while assessments are continuous, ongoing evaluation.
Tests are more formal while assessments are in free and flexible forms
Tests are usually announced so students can prepare for them; assessments are usually unannounced because the purpose is to informally check on students’ progress
Tests are often achievement checks on a unit of instruction; assessment are typically designed to check students’ progress informally (purpose is to see what students need to have re-taught or need to practice more)
Tests are mainly designed to result in a grade or test score; assessments tend to deemphasize the grade or score score.
Tests employ typical test item formats which include multiple choice, correct answers, and other ways of evaluating students; assessments usually use rubrics to evaluate students’ performance in languages
Tests are not contextualized while assessments are usually contextualized.
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Which is more effective in language learning?
Teaching objectives vs. Learning objectives
Diagnostics vs. Achievement
Evaluation vs. motivation
Tests vs. assessments
Assessments vs. worksheets
Questions: Why do we need testing results or scores?
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Worksheets as assessments: Lesson One, the third grade
What’s seven plus five? It’s twelve.
Good! What’s seven plus eleven?
I don’t know. Numbers: six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, etc. t, d. Let’s repeat, let’s sing, let’s write
Teaching objectives: Numbers, adding numbers, pronunciation, spelling
Learning objectives: Counting numbers Recognizing numbers Spelling the numbers
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How to assess?
Teaching practice Oral practice Flash cards Spelling Counting Singing
Worksheets as assessments To design worksheets for different purposes
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Worksheets: Theory and Practice
Review and practice
Diagnostic instrument
Learning control (or teaching control)
Achievement tests
Learning by doing
Situated Learning
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Worksheets and proficiency
Spiral learning model
A pragmatic tool, not a cognitive one
An overall assessment or a task review
Task-oriented learning
Autonomous and ongoing learning
Proficiency, not achievement testing
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Examples: Grammar Focus (Past Tense)
What did you (he, she, they) do yesterday (last Sunday, this morning)? I (He, She, They) had a picnic (swam) yesterday
(last Sunday, this morning).
Worksheet design
Test design
Assessment design
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Practice: Did you collect stamps?
Yes, I did. I collected stamps.
No, I didn’t. I didn’t (did not) collect stamps. Worksheets Tests Assessments
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Questions and Comments!
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