Unit 1的5 Assessment in English Teaching(简2.pptVIP

Unit 13 Assessment in Language Teaching Teaching Objectives Who concernes about assessment ? Other ways to gather information: Assessment criteria IV. Assessment principles ? assess authentic use of language in reading, writing, speaking, and listening; ? assess literacy (The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write) and language in a variety of contexts; ? assess the environment, the instruction, and the students; ? assess processes as well as products; V. Testing in assessment The role of testing in the classroom 1. Stimulating student progress 2. Evaluating class achievement Tests Tests － 测试的分类 * 按测试目的分类 - 成绩测试 Achievement Test: 毕业会考 水平测试 Proficiency Test: NMET, TOEFL 学能测试 Aptitude Test: Scholastic Aptitude Test 诊断性测试 Diagnostic Test: 随堂练习/测验 编班测试 Placement Test * 按对测试分数的解释方式分类 - 目标参照性测试 Criterion-referenced Test 常模参照性测试 Norm-referenced Test TYPES OF TESTS Types of test items 5.3.1 Multiple-choice items Multiple-choice test items are designed to elicit(引出)specific responses from the students. Since there is only one right answer, the scorer can very rapidly mark an item as correct or incorrect. More important, when a group of scorers is reading the same test paper, each of them arrives at the same score. (This agreement is called scorer reliability信度.) The reliability of multiple-choice items and the increased use of electronic computers have led to widespread acceptance of the machine-scored answer sheet. Such multiple-choice tests have proliferated throughout the United States and have been applied to a broad range of subject matter. The items present the students with four or five options from which they must select the correct answer. Although the scorer reliability of these machine- scored multiple-choice tests is almost perfect , the validity of each test or each section of the test must be determined separately. Just becau