This week’s reading gave me a quick review of what I’ve learnt from Dr. Stoynoff’s class, Second Language Testing. The major purpose of an assessment is to reflect what was taught in class and to see where students are in order to help them improve their skills. Test constructors should consider a good assessment is not only measure for grading, but also utilizing both self-assessment and peer assessment as well as other alternative means. To assess academic English language skills (reading, writing, listening, structure, vocabulary), test format, instructions, scoring rubric, reliability, and validity should be also taken into account. A good test format is starting with relatively easy items and then interspersing easy and difficulty items. The instructions should be brief and clear. Test constructors have to consider objectiveness of items and how long it will take to score items as well as the easier way to score. The test should be also concerned about a measuring instrument and what it purports to measure in the test.
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There are so many things to consider when making a test, or doing an assessment.
ReplyDeleteAfter putting in all that work, many instructors keep tests and reuse them.
I am being to understand why.
I think that it is a better idea to have a bank of questions - so that one does not reuse exactly the same test.