RELIABLE TEST




HOW  TO MAKE TESTS MORE RELIABLE
1.      Take enough  samples of behaviour
2.      Do not allow candidates too much freedom
3.      Write unambiguous items
4.      Provide clear and explicit instructions
5.      Ensure that tests are well laid out and perfectly legible
6.      Candidates should be familiar with format testing techniques
7.      Provide uniform and non-distracting conditions of administration.
8.      Use  items that permit scoring which is as objective as possible.
9.      Make comparisons between candidates as direct as possible.
10.  Provide a detailed scoring key.
11.  Train scorers
12.  Agree acceptale responses and approriate ascores at outset of scoring
13.  Idendify candidates by number, no name
14.  Eploy multiple, independent scoring.

BACKWASH

ACHIEVING BENEFICIAL BACKWASH OR WASHBACK

1.      Test the abilities whose development you want to encourage.
2.      Sample widely and unpredictably
3.      Use direct testing
4.      Make testing criterion-referenced
5.      Base achievement test on objectives
6.      Ensure test is known and understood by students and teachers
7.      Where necessary, provide assistance to teachers
8.      Counting the cost.

STAGES OF TEST CONSTRUCTION

1.      Statement of the problem : (a) What kind of test is it to be? Achievement (final or progress), proficiency, diagnostic, or placement? (b) What is its precise purpose? (c) What abilities are to be purpose? (d) How detailed must the results be? (e) How accurate must be the results be? (f) How important is backwash? (g) What constraints are set by unavailablity of expertise, facilities, time ( for construction, administration and scoring)?
2.      Providing a solution to the problem
3.      Validation of the test  

WRITING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

1.      TEST OF GRAMMAR AND USAGE

(1)   Multiple-choice items
Examples:
Type 1:  Tom ought not to .... (. A tell  B. having told  C. be telling  D. have 
               told)    me your secret, but he did.

Type 2: Tom ought not to ... me your secret, but he did
               A. tell
               B. having told
               C. be telling
               D. have told

                                               A. tell
Type 3  Tom ought not to    B. having told  me your secret, but he did
                                               C. be telling
                                               D. have told       
         
Type 4 Tom ought not to have told me your secret, but he did
               A. No change
               B. tell
               C. having told
               D. be telling
              
Type 5    A Tom ought not to tell me your secret, but he did
                B Tom ought not to having told   me your secret, but he did         
                C Tom ought not to be telling me your secret, but he did
                D Tom ought not to have told me your secret, but he did

Type 6    ‘Tom ought not to have told anyone the secret.’
                  A ‘So ought you’                 C. ‘Neither you oughtn’t’
                   B ‘Neither ought you.’       D. ‘So oughtn’t you.’

Type 7    ‘Tom ought not to have told me.’
A.     Tom did not tell me but he should
B.     Perhaps Tom may not tell me.
C.     Tom told me but it was wrong of him
D.     It was necessary for Tom  not to tell me.

(2)   Error-recognition

(3)   Rearrangement items

(4)   Completion items


(5)   Transformation items

(6)   Items involving the changing of words

(7)   ‘Broken sentence’ items

(8)   Pairing and matching items

(9)   Combination items

(10)           Addition  items



4.       




HOW  TO MAKE TESTS MORE RELIABLE
1.      Take enough  samples of behaviour
2.      Do not allow candidates too much freedom
3.      Write unambiguous items
4.      Provide clear and explicit instructions
5.      Ensure that tests are well laid out and perfectly legible
6.      Candidates should be familiar with format testing techniques
7.      Provide uniform and non-distracting conditions of administration.
8.      Use  items that permit scoring which is as objective as possible.
9.      Make comparisons between candidates as direct as possible.
10.  Provide a detailed scoring key.
11.  Train scorers
12.  Agree acceptale responses and approriate ascores at outset of scoring
13.  Idendify candidates by number, no name
14.  Eploy multiple, independent scoring.

BACKWASH

ACHIEVING BENEFICIAL BACKWASH OR WASHBACK

1.      Test the abilities whose development you want to encourage.
2.      Sample widely and unpredictably
3.      Use direct testing
4.      Make testing criterion-referenced
5.      Base achievement test on objectives
6.      Ensure test is known and understood by students and teachers
7.      Where necessary, provide assistance to teachers
8.      Counting the cost.

STAGES OF TEST CONSTRUCTION

1.      Statement of the problem : (a) What kind of test is it to be? Achievement (final or progress), proficiency, diagnostic, or placement? (b) What is its precise purpose? (c) What abilities are to be purpose? (d) How detailed must the results be? (e) How accurate must be the results be? (f) How important is backwash? (g) What constraints are set by unavailablity of expertise, facilities, time ( for construction, administration and scoring)?
2.      Providing a solution to the problem
3.      Validation of the test  

WRITING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

1.      TEST OF GRAMMAR AND USAGE

(1)   Multiple-choice items
Examples:
Type 1:  Tom ought not to .... (. A tell  B. having told  C. be telling  D. have 
               told)    me your secret, but he did.

Type 2: Tom ought not to ... me your secret, but he did
               A. tell
               B. having told
               C. be telling
               D. have told

                                               A. tell
Type 3  Tom ought not to    B. having told  me your secret, but he did
                                               C. be telling
                                               D. have told       
         
Type 4 Tom ought not to have told me your secret, but he did
               A. No change
               B. tell
               C. having told
               D. be telling
              
Type 5    A Tom ought not to tell me your secret, but he did
                B Tom ought not to having told   me your secret, but he did         
                C Tom ought not to be telling me your secret, but he did
                D Tom ought not to have told me your secret, but he did

Type 6    ‘Tom ought not to have told anyone the secret.’
                  A ‘So ought you’                 C. ‘Neither you oughtn’t’
                   B ‘Neither ought you.’       D. ‘So oughtn’t you.’

Type 7    ‘Tom ought not to have told me.’
A.     Tom did not tell me but he should
B.     Perhaps Tom may not tell me.
C.     Tom told me but it was wrong of him
D.     It was necessary for Tom  not to tell me.

(2)   Error-recognition

(3)   Rearrangement items

(4)   Completion items


(5)   Transformation items

(6)   Items involving the changing of words

(7)   ‘Broken sentence’ items

(8)   Pairing and matching items

(9)   Combination items

(10)           Addition  items



4.       




HOW  TO MAKE TESTS MORE RELIABLE
1.      Take enough  samples of behaviour
2.      Do not allow candidates too much freedom
3.      Write unambiguous items
4.      Provide clear and explicit instructions
5.      Ensure that tests are well laid out and perfectly legible
6.      Candidates should be familiar with format testing techniques
7.      Provide uniform and non-distracting conditions of administration.
8.      Use  items that permit scoring which is as objective as possible.
9.      Make comparisons between candidates as direct as possible.
10.  Provide a detailed scoring key.
11.  Train scorers
12.  Agree acceptale responses and approriate ascores at outset of scoring
13.  Idendify candidates by number, no name
14.  Eploy multiple, independent scoring.

BACKWASH

ACHIEVING BENEFICIAL BACKWASH OR WASHBACK

1.      Test the abilities whose development you want to encourage.
2.      Sample widely and unpredictably
3.      Use direct testing
4.      Make testing criterion-referenced
5.      Base achievement test on objectives
6.      Ensure test is known and understood by students and teachers
7.      Where necessary, provide assistance to teachers
8.      Counting the cost.

STAGES OF TEST CONSTRUCTION

1.      Statement of the problem : (a) What kind of test is it to be? Achievement (final or progress), proficiency, diagnostic, or placement? (b) What is its precise purpose? (c) What abilities are to be purpose? (d) How detailed must the results be? (e) How accurate must be the results be? (f) How important is backwash? (g) What constraints are set by unavailablity of expertise, facilities, time ( for construction, administration and scoring)?
2.      Providing a solution to the problem
3.      Validation of the test  

WRITING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

1.      TEST OF GRAMMAR AND USAGE

(1)   Multiple-choice items
Examples:
Type 1:  Tom ought not to .... (. A tell  B. having told  C. be telling  D. have 
               told)    me your secret, but he did.

Type 2: Tom ought not to ... me your secret, but he did
               A. tell
               B. having told
               C. be telling
               D. have told

                                               A. tell
Type 3  Tom ought not to    B. having told  me your secret, but he did
                                               C. be telling
                                               D. have told       
         
Type 4 Tom ought not to have told me your secret, but he did
               A. No change
               B. tell
               C. having told
               D. be telling
              
Type 5    A Tom ought not to tell me your secret, but he did
                B Tom ought not to having told   me your secret, but he did         
                C Tom ought not to be telling me your secret, but he did
                D Tom ought not to have told me your secret, but he did

Type 6    ‘Tom ought not to have told anyone the secret.’
                  A ‘So ought you’                 C. ‘Neither you oughtn’t’
                   B ‘Neither ought you.’       D. ‘So oughtn’t you.’

Type 7    ‘Tom ought not to have told me.’
A.     Tom did not tell me but he should
B.     Perhaps Tom may not tell me.
C.     Tom told me but it was wrong of him
D.     It was necessary for Tom  not to tell me.

(2)   Error-recognition

(3)   Rearrangement items

(4)   Completion items


(5)   Transformation items

(6)   Items involving the changing of words

(7)   ‘Broken sentence’ items

(8)   Pairing and matching items

(9)   Combination items

(10)           Addition  items



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