Testing - AMT - Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
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Author’s objective of teaching spoken language
A
Development of Ability to Interact Successfully in Language
(Compehension + Production)
2
Q
Testing Oral Ability Problem
A
- Task Representative: Population + Expected Performance
- Elicit Behaviour Representative of Ability
- Sample behaviour validly/reliably scored
3
Q
Representative Tasks
A
- Specify all possible content
- Include a representative sample of the specified content when setting tasks
4
Q
Specify all possible content
A
- Operations
- Types of text
- Addressees
- Topics
- Dialect, Accent and Style
- Rate of Speech
- Skills
5
Q
Oral operations
(e.g.)
A
Expressing, Directing, Describing, Eliciting, Narration, etc…
6
Q
Oral Skills
(specification types)
A
- Informational skills
- Interactional skills
- Skills in managing interactions
7
Q
Elicit a valid sample of oral ability
A
- Choose Appropriate techniques
- Plan and structure the testing carefully
8
Q
Appropricate techniques to:
- Elicit a valid sample of oral ability
A
- Interviews
- Interaction with fellow candidates
- Responses to audio- or video-recorded stimuli.
9
Q
Relationship Problem (interviewed/superior) Interview testing
A
Unwilingness to take initiative
e.g. asking for information
10
Q
How to coin for candidate unwillingness for initiative
A
- Yes/No warm-up
- Requests for elaboration
- Appearing not to understand
- Invitation to Ask Question
- Interruption
- Abrupt change of topic
11
Q
semi-direct technique
A
Audio- or video-recorded responses
