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GRAMMAR TESTING - Coggle Diagram
GRAMMAR TESTING
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DISCRETE-ITEM
Test 1
Conceivable. Students able to answer without understanding the meaning
Validity improvement suggestion: Additional supported exercise to test ability to distinguish meaning
Suggestion: Not to indicate the possible place for the answers
Test 2
Learners have to attend to the meaning of the sentence
Easy to design. Easy to mark
Selected cloze
is preferred for progress testing
Both problems primarily
form-focused rather than meaning-focused.
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PERFORMANCE TEST
Valid. Overall teacher's aim to develop student's communicative competence
Positive backwash effects: Students need to practise grammar in interaction
Sensible suggestion: use oral performance tests in conjunction with discrete-item tests
More consistent with the objectives of teaching communicative programme
FACTORS IN ASSESSING TEST
Face Validity
Backwash
Validity
Practicality
Spin-Off
Reliability