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Principles of Language Assessment - Coggle Diagram
Principles of Language Assessment
Reliability
3 threat to test reliability by Henning (1987)
Fluctuations in the Learner
Fluctuations in Scoring
Fluctuations in Test Administration
Test Factors affect reliability:
Content
Time
Format
Transparency
Transparency refers to the availability of clear, and accurate information to students about testing, such as
Weighting of items and sections
Time
For mats used
Grading criteria
Information
Security
Security is an issues only in large-scale, high-shakes testing. And security is part of both reliability and validity
Recycling is especially important if analyses show that the items, distractors, and test sections are valid and discriminating.
Security against the assessment test. The test must be safe and without cheating, such as leaking questions before being distributed
Usefulness
Usefulness is one of the most important quality of testing. And based on Bachman and Palmer's must develop by:
Spesific Purpose
Particular Group of Test
Specific Language Use
Validity
Types of Validity
Content
Course Content and Outcomes familiar to student
Construct
Both of the theory and methodology must be suitable
Face Validity
Measure the ability that should be measured
Practicality
The test should be practical across
Time
Cost
Energy
Test Should be efficient in terms of
Evaluating
Doing
Making
Practical issues include the cost of test
Development and Maintenance
Adequate Time (for develop and test length)
Resource everything from
Copying facilities
AV equipment to storage space),ease of marking, availability of suitable/trained graders, and administrative logistics.
Computer Access
Authenticity
Things that must be considered in making authentic test
The items should be organized thematically
The test must be based on the real-world/based on reality
Topics brought in the test should be meaningful and interesting for the learners
The items are contextual
Language used in the test should be natural