Assessment dq may 2013

Assessment:
A guide to testing
Young Learners

2. Do you enjoy giving tests
?
4 Questions
1. Do you enjoy taking
tests ?
3. Do your students enjoy tests
?
4. So why do we have
tests ?
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It is required by the school
It helps students see their weaknesses
It helps the teacher
( diagnostic )
External Assessment
Motivation – evidence of progress
Classroom Management
Testing as a teaching
technique

Problems in teaching exam classes
Rigid course structure; no room for creativity
Teaching to test, not real-life
Catering for weak students
Knowledge of exam requirements
Need to map whole course in advance
Lots of marking!

Benefits of teaching exam classes

A BAD Test
At the ………………(1) of the road, there was a small
sweetshop which looked ………..…..(2) though it had
been there for years. Few ………………………….(3)
went in or out, ………….….. (4) the children on their
way ….…….…..…(5) school. The owner was a small,
……………………(6) woman. When business was
slow, as it ……………….… .(7) was, she
…………………..(8) sit outside the shop on a wooden
……………(9).
end/foot/top/side
as
people / children / customers
except / except for
to/from/out of /into
almost any adjective
often/usually/sometimes
would/used to
chair / bench / horse.
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The BIG question
What makes a ‘good’ test ?

A test for you
a) What is a ‘valid’ test ?
b) What is a ‘reliable’ test ?
c) What is ‘backwash’?
d) What is the difference between a ‘norm-referenced’
and
a ‘criteria-referenced’ test ?e) Can you give an example of a ‘discrete-point’ test ?
f) What is an ‘integrative’ test ?
g) Are the above questions examples of ‘objective’ or
‘subjective’ test items? What are the advantages of
each?
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A test for you

A test for you

A test for you
You teach it because…
a)it’s important in their future life
b)Because it’s on the test!

A test for you
and
a ‘criteria-referenced’ test ?
Your Test
Result
65%
Are you
happy?

Test ScoresTest Scores –– Norm ReferencedNorm Referenced
(the top 3(the top 3 ‘‘passpass’’))
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Your success depends on how other students perform.

Test Scores – Criterion
Referenced
( scores over 70% ‘pass’)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
PASSFAIL

A test for you
and
Q1: How many people are there in this room?

A test for you
and
Q1: Can you describe the people in this room?

Test A
Complete this sentence with a suitable word or phrase
A: “Did you hear that John got a fine from the traffic police.?”
B: “Well, it’s his own fault. He ……………….…… slower.”
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Test B
Read the extract from the letter below and follow the instructions.
“My English friend, Robert, had his first date with a Thai girl last Saturday. He
played football in the afternoon and then went to a pub, so he didn’t have time
to have a bath. He just brushed his teeth, changed his clothes and rushed to the
cinema. He was half an hour late. The film he had chosen had lots of sex
scenes, and after five minutes the girl asked to leave. Robert had an argument
with her in the cinema. He made so much noise that the manager came and
asked them to leave. It was still early so they went to a restaurant, and at the
end of the meal Robert told her that she should pay
half of the bill. In the taxi on the way home he
tried to kiss her and she started crying. He
called her yesterday but she said she never
wanted to see him again.”
Although it is too late now, what advice would
you give Robert about last Saturday?
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Comparing tests
What do these 2 tests have in common?
Which one demands more of the student in
terms of language skills?
Which one would be easier to mark?
Which one is closer to what
happens with language in
real life?
So which one is better?

A test for you
and
g) Are the above questions examples of ‘objective’ or
‘subjective’ test items? What are the advantages of
each?
Objective Subjective
One correct answer (reliable)
Easy to mark
More reflective of real-life
language use

• Reliable
• Valid
• Familiar Question Types
• Norm Referenced or Criteria Referenced ?
• Have Communicative Value
• Easy Instructions

Example Young Learner Questions
This is a flower
Look and read. Put a tick (✔) or a cross (✗) in the box. Here
is an example.
✔
This is a goat ✘
This is a fly ✘
This is a
pineapple
✔

Example Young Learner Questions
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
s r s e dd r e s s
_ _ _ _ _ _
aektjc
b o n n e t t n o b n e
j a c k e t_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _

Transformations
e.g., He’s a fast runner.
He runs ……………..
e.g., Change the word in capitals to fit the sentence given.
There were a lot of ………………… for the job.
(APPLY)
e.g., Complete the second sentence so that it has the
same meaning as the first.
“I’m hungry” John said.
John said ……………………

Insertion
e.g., Put the word in capitals into the right
place in the sentence:
She lives in an old farmhouse.
(BIG)

Sentence completion
e.g., My room would be all right if ……………
e.g., He’ll be a good footballer if ………………

Split-Sentence Matching
e.g., Match the halves of sentences below:
Would you mind my… to open the window?
Would you mind if I… opening the window?
Would you like ……… open the window?

Skeleton Sentence
e.g., Make a sentence from the words below:
This picture / paint / Van Gogh / long time ago

Error Analysis or Recognition
e.g., Which part of the sentence is wrong ?
I’m frightened that you’ll feel angry to me
A B C D
e.g., Correct the following:
Do you like a cigarette ?

Situations
e.g., You want to go to Dusit Zoo (Khao Din).
How would you ask:
a) Your mother ?
b) A friend ?

Testing Speaking Ability
What’s important ?
• Pronunciation
• Fluency
• Coherence & cohesion
• Vocabulary (range & accuracy)
• Grammar (range & accuracy)

Example Young Learner Speaking Questions
Starters Speaking

Spot the difference

Example Young Learner Speaking
Questions
Continue the Story

Odd One Out

Assessing writing: which one’s best?
You have lost some sunglasses which you borrowed from
your English friend, David. Write a note to David. In your
note you should
• Apologise to David
• Say how you lost the sunglasses
• Offer to buy David some new ones
Write 35-45 words
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A)
Hello, how do you feel? I right you
to say that I lost my favourite
sunglasses in the bedroom on the
small table and I’d like to have
some new ones. Thiks a lot.• Doesn’t apologize.
• Partial offer to buy new ones.
• Message only partly communicated to reader.
Band 2 on PET scale
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B)
David, I have a bad news for you. I have
lost sunglasses that you borrowed me.
Yesterday I went to the swimming-pool
and when I was swimming someone
took your sunglass from my bag.
Sorry but I will buy you a new ones.
Which is your favourite model?• Content covered appropriately.
• Message clearly communicated to reader.
Band 5 on PET scale
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C)
Hello David! I writtin to appollogise
because I lost your red sunglasses.
Sorry I don’t know how lost. Yastorday
in the evening after school I go to bay a
new ones. Sorry. Bye buy Daved.
• All content attempted but the message requires some
effort by the reader.
Band 3 on PET scale
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Components of an exam class
Exposure to all question types
Practice under real exam conditions
Develop strategy for each question type
Knowledge of strengths & weaknesses
Develop good study habits

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