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TESTING & EVALUATION (Harmer 2015) - Coggle Diagram
TESTING & EVALUATION (Harmer 2015)
Testing and assessment
formative assessment:
end of the year tests, big public exams - to get a final grade
summative assessment:
during course/class feedback, helps to know what to put focus on, makes teachers & students change and develop
types of testing
placement tests
diagnostic tests
progress or achievement tests
proficiency tests
portfolio assessment
characteristics of a good test
validity
reliability
Types of test item
direct test items
create a "level playing field"
replicate real-life interaction
indirect test items
multiple choice questions
cloze procedures
transformation and paraphrase
sentence re-ordering
Writing and marking tests
writing tests
assess the situation
decide what to test
balance the elements
weight the scores
make the test work
marking tests
training
more than one scorer
global assessment scales
analytics profiles
scoring and interacting during oral tests
Teaching for tests
train for test types
discuss general exam skills
do practice tests
have fun
ignore the test