Framework of Testing & Production of Papars

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P4: b=B’s valuable sample b infers B(b inf B) Sequence of sample: 2→3→4
F（feedback）= the results of testing
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F b B
F=B+A F←→B=reliability B←→B=validity
Topic 6 Production of Papers
• 1. Procedures of production • 1) selection of materials • 2)assignment of items • 3)examination of items • 4)combination of the paper • 2.techniques of quality controlling • 1)examining • 2)experimental test • 3)filling of the quality form • (1)points (2)functions (3) discourses
philosophy statistics psychology educational measurement sociology psychological measurement C pedagogy M audio-visual aid cognitive science computer science information science CALL/CALT artificial intelligence information technology(IT) etc. etc.
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Topic 5
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Establishment of LT
1.Organizations 1) administrative staff (testing affairs) 2)statistical personnel 3)professional experts (语言专家，测试专家) (1)designers (2)staff (3)assessors
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1. Grammar or usages 2.vocabulary 3.listening / speaking / reading / writing 4.linguistics / literature
References:
• J.B.Heaton, 1988, Writing English Language Tests(FLTRP). • Lyle F.Bachman & Adrian S.Palmer, 1996, Language Testing in Practice.(SFLEPH) • Lyle F.Bachman, 1990, Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing, (SFLEPH) • 李筱菊，1997，语言测试科学与艺术，湖南教育出版社 • 邹申，杨任明，2000，简明英语测试教程，高等教育出 版社 • 高兰生，2002，英语测试与试题命制，人民教育出版社
Topic 4 Hypothesis of Proposition
• random sample/coverage/ manifestation/ target ability/infer • B=behavior • A=ability • b=the manifestations of B • a=the manifestations of A
• the communicative language teaching approach • psycholinguistic-socialinguistic testing • use of language • knowledge=behaviors from cognition & affections • teaching/testing of knowledge+ skills +competences
Framework of Testing & Production of Papars
Topic 1
Testing is science
linguistics→applied linguistics →language testing
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• T = testing • C = contents • M = Means & methodology
competences (language in use)
structures in situations
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the traditional teaching approach pre-scientific testing essay writing & translation language=knowledge teaching/testing according to experiences
• the structural approach • psychometic-structuralist testing • sets of structures(usages) multiple-choice item • knowledge=behaviors’ • teaching/testing of structures
P1: B=A’s manifestation→B infers A(B inf A)
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P2: a=A’s valuable sample→a infers A (a inf A) b=B’s valuable sample→b infers B (b inf B)
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• P3: a=a’s manifestation ; b infers a (a
Topic 7 The Tests of English/ Japanese/French/German Major
• achievement test(tests for the purposes of learning results) • final-exams / integrative • proficiency tests / Band 4, Band 8 • diagnostic tests
Topic 2 The object of LT is language
knowledge of language(phonetics, vocabulary, grammar) skills:(proficiency of L.R.S.W) linguistic competence (language in itself) competences contextual competence(language in discourse) pragmatic competence(language in situations)
• 2.general design(determination of types)
• • • • • • • • • • • • • official / non-official compulsory / voluntary public, open / restricted commercial / non-commercial large-scaled / small-scaled fixed-version modular graded adaptive prospective retrospective demarcation differentiation
Stages of FLT:
1500
Hale Waihona Puke Baidu• •
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1940
Latin grammar perspective
1980
functions functional
1990
present
SL/FL structures descriptive
structure-function systemic-functional
Topic 3 Testing processes side by side with teaching & learning
teaching GT audiodingual communicative
structural-communicative
testing knowledge of language skills