ERIC Number: EJ956077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1300-5340
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A Study on the English Language Teachers' Preparation of Tests
Saricoban, Arif
Hacettepe University Journal of Education, v41 p398-410 2011
In this article the researcher has examined the current situation in test (a) construction: designing, structuring, developing, (b) administering, and (c) assessing the foreign language tests to see if we are still at the same point (traditional) and has given some suggestions on this indispensable issue. To collect the necessary data the 4th year students doing their practicum studies at a state high school in Ankara under the supervision of the researcher are asked to collect one sample of each test (written or oral form) their mentors have been using to assess their foreign language students. The common characteristics of the test samples are scrutinized in terms of validity and reliability, language skills and areas including spelling, contextualization, time, typing, students' foreign language level (simple or complex structures), instructions, and backwash effect. Relying on the findings of the study some recommendations have been made for foreign language teachers. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Language Skills, Researchers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Test Construction, Testing, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Mentors, Validity, Reliability, Spelling, Language Proficiency
Hacettepe University. Faculty of Education, Beytepe, Ankara 06800, Turkey. Tel: +90-312-2978583; Fax: +90-312-2992083; e-mail: efdergi@hacettepe.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.efdergi.hacettepe.edu.tr
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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