Testing -MT- Chapter 7

Question 1

Stages of Test Construction

Answer 1

• Statement of the Problem
• Providing a Solution

Question 2

Statetement in the problem

• First step in Testing

Answer 2

What it is one wants to know and for what purposes

Question 3

Statement of the Problem

• questions?

Answer 3

• Kind of test? Achievement?
• Precise Purpose?
• Abilities to be tested?
• How Detailed result must be?
• How Accurate result must be?
• Importance of Backwash?
• Constraints (construction, admin, scoring)

Question 4

Providing a solution to the problem

• Big Steps

Answer 4

1. Gather Information (comparing samples)
2. Writing Specifications
3. Writing the test
4. Pretesting

Question 5

2. Writing Specification

Answer 5

• Content (entire potential content)
• Format and Timing
• Criterial Levels of Performance
• Scoring Procedures

Question 6

2. Writing Specification
   - Content (entire potential of content)

Answer 6

• Operations (tasks)
• Types of texts (different forms)
• Adresses (people candidate expected to speak/write for)
• Topics (selected according to candidates and test type)

Question 7

2. Writing Specification
   - Format and Timing

Answer 7

• Test structure
• Items types/Elicitation procedure
• Weighting assinged to each component
• Number of passages and items for components

Question 8

2. Writing Specification
   - Criterial Levels of Performance

Answer 8

required level of perform. for success

• Accuracy
• Appropriacy
• Range
• Flexibility
• Size

Question 9

2. Writing Specification
   - Scoring Procedures

Answer 9

• Most relevant when scoring is subjective
• Constructors Clear on how they achieve High Scorer reliability

Question 10

3. Writing the Test
   - Steps

Answer 10

• Sampling
• Items Writing and Moderation
• Writing and Moderation of Scoring Key

Question 11

3. Writing the Test
   - Sampling

Answer 11

• Choose Widely from content= validity + ++washback
• DO NOT concentrate on easy elements on test

Question 12

3. Writing the Test
   - Item Writing and Moderation

Answer 12

• Identify items to improve or abandon (teamwork)
• Critical Questions (perf. clear/poss. response/skill ok/enough time)
• Native speaker should score near 100% if not, too difficult

Question 13

Pretesting

Answer 13

• Administer to a group as similar as possible to The One Intended

group may not be available

security of test at risk