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The critique of the original test - Coggle Diagram
The critique of the original test
Speaking
PRACTICALITY
time-consuming
does not have any directions about how to administer the test
AUTHENTICITY
offers a task that replicate real-world tasks
learners use the language in context rather than in isolation
RELIABILITY
does not give clear rubrics about how to score learners
unreliable since some learners are shy to speak in front of others
WASHBACK
gives learners feedback that enhances their language development
is more formative in nature than summative
VALIDITY
valid since it measures learners' speaking skills
offers useful, meaningful information about a test-taker’s ability
Reading
PRACTICALITY
time-saving and easy to score
has clear test instructions
AUTHENTICITY
contains language that is as natural as possible
does offer tasks that replicate real-world tasks
RELIABILITY
has uniform rubrics for scoring/evaluation (TRUE/FALSE)
one can guess the answer without reading the text
WASHBACK
does not influence what and how teachers teach or students learn
is more summative in nature than formative as it does not provide with any feedback
VALIDITY
valid but does not rely on empirical evidence (performance)
does not provide meaningful and useful information about a test taker's reading ability
Listening
PRACTICALITY
can be completed by the test-taker within appropriate time constraints
considers the time and effort involved for both design and scoring
AUTHENTICITY
contains language that is as natural as possible
has items that are contextualized rather than isolated
RELIABILITY
gives clear directions for scoring/evaluation
one can guess the answer without listening to the audio track
WASHBACK
does not influence what and how teachers teach or students learn
is more summative in nature than formative as it does not provide with any feedback :
VALIDITY
valid but does not rely on empirical evidence (performance)
does not provide meaningful and useful information about a test taker's reading ability
Writing
PRACTICALITY
time-consuming in terms of scoring
can not be completed within the given time-framework
AUTHENTICITY
includes a meaningful and interesting topic, but not relevant
offers a task that replicate real-world tasks
RELIABILITY
it does have a rubric for scoring (IELTS Task 1 criteria) but it is sometimes inter-rater/intra-rater unreliable
does not give clear instructions
WASHBACK
gives learners feedback that enhances their language development (grammar/word choice)
does offer learners a chance to adequately prepare
VALIDITY
measures exactly what it proposes to measure
content invalid since learners are mostly taught how to describe tables, graphs or charts