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Test Techniques in English • Ararat Private Technical Institute/ English Department • Instructor: Saad Ibrahim Taha • 17/1/2023
Test Techniques • Means of eliciting behavior from test takers which inform us about their language abilities. • Why we need test techniques? • elicit valid and reliable behavior regarding ability in which we are interested; • will elicit behavior which will be reliably scored; • are economical of time and effort • have a positive backwash effect.
What are the techniques for testing Overall ability • 1- Multiple Choice Items • 2- True/ False items • 3- Short – answers items • 4- Gap filling items
1- Multiple Choice Items • The usual structure • E.g. Enid has been here ………….half an hour. (stem) • The options (a- during, b- for, c, while, d- since) and the wrong answers are called distractors
Multiple choice • Advantages • Scoring is reliable, rapid and economic • include many more items – making the test more reliable. • Less time for marking
Multiple choice • Disadvantages • Tests only recognition knowledge • Guessing effect on test scores • difficult to write successful items • Backwash may be harmful • Cheating may be facilitated.
Resource • Hughes, A. (2003) Testing for language Teachers. (2ndedn). Cambridge: Cambridge university Press
