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TEST ITEM TYPES - Coggle Diagram
TEST ITEM TYPES
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Skill focused test items
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Listening skill testing: Objective: To test comprehension of spoken language, detail recognition, and inferencing.
structure: 1.Short Conversations (Beginner Level)
2.News Segment (Intermediate Level)
Example: A 2-minute news audio about recent sports events
- Academic Lecture Excerpt (Advanced Level)
Example: A 5-minute excerpt from a lecture on climate change.
Reading skills testing:
Objective: To assess reading comprehension, vocabulary recognition, and inferential understanding.
1.Short Paragraph (Beginner Level)
- Informative Article (Intermediate)
- Analytical Passage (Advanced Level).
Question Type: Inference-based questions and summary exercises.
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Teaching for Tests
- Train for test types
- Speaking tasks (negotiating language)
- Reading approaches
- Practice aloud reading and listening dictations
- Train for test rubrics
- Importance of understanding question instructions
- Practice reading rubrics carefully
- Modern Test Compatibility
- Mainstream classroom activity alignment
- Test items reflecting real classroom tasks
- Balancing exam goals with variety and enjoyment
- Clear purpose and motivation for students
- Sense of achievement as a motivator
- Development of autonomous learning skills
- independent work, reviewing, using reference tools, learning logs
- Challenges in Tests Preparation
- Conflicting teaching/testing approaches
- Washback effect (expectations shaped by tests)
- Balancing ideals teaching methods vs. tesr- focused approaches
- Exam Strategy
- Read questions thoroughly
- Time management (pacing, organising tasks)
- Writing process skills
- Practice tests
- Addressing test anxiety
- Practice exam at intervals, not too frequently
- Teacher Strategies for Exam Preparation
- Familiarisation with Tests
- Understand test formats and respond to student concerns
- Classroom Task Design
- Select activities that align with exam requirements
- Making Test Prep Enjoyable
- Fun Activities for Enjoying
- Games for oral exam practice (board games)
- Creative variations (changing test items genders)
- Writing their own test items for peer assessment