Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions
-
Upload
eddy-white-phd -
Category
Education
-
view
5.024 -
download
3
description
Transcript of Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions
![Page 1: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
DesigningClassroom
LanguageTests:6Cri&calQues&ons
EddyWhite,Ph.D.AssessmentCoordinator
CenterforEnglishasaSecondLanguage
UniversityofArizona
![Page 2: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
![Page 3: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Thegoalofassessmentisto...
![Page 4: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
The goal of assessment has to be, above all, to support the improvement of
learning and teaching.
(Fredrickson&Collins,1989)
![Page 5: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
2010
Bestresourceforclassroom‐basedassessmentfor
ESL/EFL
[Source]
![Page 6: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
![Page 7: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Whatisatest?
![Page 8: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
:theword‘test’
• canrefertotradiPonal‘paperandpencil’orcomputerbasedtests(e.g.mulPplechoice,fill‐ins,shortanswers,essays,etc.)
• or‘performanceassessments’(presentaPons,projects,interviews,orotheralternaPveassessments)
![Page 9: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Atest...• isamethodofmeasuringaperson’sability,knowledge,orperformanceinagivendomain.
• isaninstrument–asetoftechniques,procedures,oritems–thatrequiresperformanceonthepartofthetest‐taker.
![Page 10: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Tests–measuringfunc&on
![Page 11: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Atestmustmeasure• Sometestsmeasuregeneralability,whileothersfocusonveryspecificcompetenciesorobjecPves.
• Examples
• AmulP‐skillproficiencytestmeasuresgeneralability;
• aquizonrecognizingcorrectuseofdefinitearPclesmeasuresveryspecificknowledge.
![Page 12: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
• Atestmeasuresperformance,...
• but,theresultsimplythetest‐takersability,orcompetence.
![Page 13: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
• Performance‐basedtestssamplethetest‐takersactualuseoflanguage,
• butfromthosesamplesthetestadministratorinfersgeneralcompetence.
![Page 14: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
• Awell‐constructedtestisaninstrumentthatprovidesanaccuratemeasureofatest‐taker’sabilitywithinaparPculardomain.
• Construc&ngagoodtestisacomplextask.
![Page 15: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
TestsareessenPalcomponentsofa
successfulcurriculum.
![Page 16: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
![Page 17: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
‘Assessmentneedstobe‘fitforpurpose’
![Page 18: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Assessmentisanareawherecontextisofparamountimportance.
(Brown&Abeywickrama,2010)
Assessmentthatisfitforpurposeusesthebestmethodsofassessmentappropriateto:
‐thecontext ‐thestudents ‐thelevel ‐thesubject ‐theinsPtuPon
![Page 19: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
DesigningClassroomLanguageTests:6CriPcalQuesPons
![Page 20: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
ThesesixquesPonsshouldformthebasisofyourapproachtodesigning,administering,andmakingmaximumuseoftestsinyourclassroom.
![Page 21: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
1.Whatisthepurposeofthetest?
![Page 22: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
1.TestPurpose?• WhyareyoucreaPngthistest,orwhywasitcreatedbyatextbookwriter.
• WhatisitssignificancerelaPvetoyourcourse(forexample,toevaluateoverallproficiencyorplaceastudentinacourse)?
• Howimportantisthetestcomparedtootherstudentperformance?
• Whatwillitsimpactbeonyouandyourstudentsbeforeanda`ertheassessment?
![Page 23: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Onceyouhaveestablishedthemajorpurposeofatest,itthenbecomeseasier
tospecifyitsobjecPves.
![Page 24: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
2.Whatarethe
objecPvesofthetest?
![Page 25: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
2.Testobjec&ves?
• Whatexactlyareyoutryingtofindout?
• Whatlanguageknowledgeand/orskillsareyouassessing?
![Page 26: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
3.HowwillthetestspecificaPonsreflectboththepurposeandtheobjecPves?
![Page 27: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
3.Testspecifica&ons?• Todesignorevaluateatest,youmustmakesurethatthetesthasastructurethatlogicallyfollowsfromtheunitorlessonitistesPng.
• TheclassobjecPvesshouldbepresentinthetestthroughappropriatetasktypesandweights,alogicalsequence,andavarietyoftasks.
![Page 28: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
4.Howwillthetestitemtypes
(tasks)beselectedandtheseparate
itemsarranged?
![Page 29: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
4.Selec&on&ArrangementofTasks?
• ThetesttasksneedtobepracPcal.• Forthetesttobevalid,theyshouldalsomirrortasksofthecourse,lessonorsegment.
• TheyshouldbeauthenPc(i.e.reflectreal‐worldlanguageuse).
• Thetasksmustbeonesthatcanbeevaluatedreliablybytheteacher.
![Page 30: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
5.Inadministeringthetest,whatdetailsshouldI
ahendtoinordertohelpstudentsachievetheirbestperformance?
![Page 31: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
5.HelpingStudentsAchieveBestPerformance?
• Oncethetesthasbeencreatedandisreadytoadminister,studentsneedtofeelwellpreparedfortheirperformance.
• AnotherwiseeffecPve,validtestmightfailtoreachitsgoalifthecondiPonsfortesttakingareinadequatelyestablished.
• Howwillyoureduceunnecessaryanxietyinstudents?
• Howwillyouraisetheirconfidence?• Howwillyouhelpthemviewthetestasanopportunitytolearn?
![Page 32: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
6.Whatkindofscoring,
grading,and/orfeedbackisexpected?
![Page 33: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
6.Scoring,Grading,Feedback?
• Theappropriateformoffeedbackontestswillvary,dependingonthepurpose.
• Foreverytest,thewayresultsarereportedisanimportantconsideraPon.
• Undersomecircumstances,alehergradeorscoremaybeappropriate.
• Othercircumstancesmayrequirethattheteacherprovidedetailedfeedbacktothestudents.
![Page 34: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
DesigningClassroomLanguageTests:6CriPcalQuesPons
![Page 35: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
ThesesixquesPonsshouldformthebasisofyourapproachtodesigning,administering,andmakingmaximumuseoftestsinyourclassroom.
![Page 36: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
![Page 37: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
![Page 38: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
2010[Source]
![Page 39: Designing Classroom Tests: 6 Critical Questions](https://reader037.fdocuments.in/reader037/viewer/2022102700/54809c4d5906b5f56c8b456f/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
DesigningClassroom
LanguageTests:6Cri&calQues&ons
EddyWhite,Ph.D.AssessmentCoordinator
CenterforEnglishasaSecondLanguage
UniversityofArizona