Language Testing Session 3
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What is Test Administration divided into?

  • Test elicitation techniques and test administration
  • Language testing and test administration
  • Pre-planning and testing operation (correct)
  • Test construction and test evaluation
  • What is the purpose of announcing the test to examinees beforehand?

  • To give students a chance to prepare themselves intellectually, emotionally, and physically (correct)
  • To minimize cheating
  • To ensure satisfactory testing conditions
  • To become familiar with the test
  • What should the examiner do before administering a standardized test?

  • Ensure satisfactory testing conditions
  • Study the accompanying manual carefully (correct)
  • Minimize cheating
  • Announce the test to the examinees
  • What are the activities included in pre-planning?

    <p>Announcing the test, becoming familiar with the test, ensuring satisfactory testing conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is test administration concerned with?

    <p>The total organization, management, execution, supervision of tests, and proper follow-up functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of test administration?

    <p>To utilize test results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who needs to study the test manual carefully before administering a test?

    <p>The examiner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the examiner ensure before the test?

    <p>That the testing conditions are satisfactory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of minimizing cheating through seating arrangements?

    <p>To prevent examinees from seeing each other's responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for the examiner to follow the test directions carefully?

    <p>To maintain the test's validity and reliability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of establishing rapport between the examiner and examinees?

    <p>To create a condition that encourages examinees to do their best</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for the examiner to be prepared for special problems during the test?

    <p>To handle unexpected issues that may arise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of making special provisions for examinees with physical handicaps or differences?

    <p>To ensure they have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their capabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of having multiple forms of the test?

    <p>To reduce cheating opportunities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of having multiple proctors during the test?

    <p>To ensure adequate supervision and minimize cheating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to make an answer key in advance?

    <p>To ensure consistency in scoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential benefit of using whole (global) scoring for essays?

    <p>It provides a quick general evaluation of the answer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a unique advantage of objective tests?

    <p>They can be scored quickly and objectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key factor must a tester decide before scoring an essay test?

    <p>Whether to use whole scoring or analysis scoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT typically part of alternative assessments?

    <p>True/False questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might analysis scoring be considered more meaningful than whole scoring?

    <p>It provides a more detailed evaluation of each component.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of objective tests, what is typically assigned to incorrect or omitted responses?

    <p>No points</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which session discusses alternative assessment in the provided contents?

    <p>Session 4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the new proposal of alternative assessment that emerged in the 1990s?

    <p>To triangulate data about students by using additional measurements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of 'Test Administration' in the context of language testing?

    <p>The total organization, management, execution, supervision of tests along with proper follow-up functions and adequate reporting and utilization of test results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two main parts of test administration?

    <p>Pre-planning and testing operation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for examinees to be informed beforehand about the test?

    <p>So they can prepare themselves intellectually, emotionally, and physically.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the examiner do to ensure familiarity with the test, especially if they are not the test constructor?

    <p>Study the accompanying manual carefully before administering the test.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of minimizing cheating during the test?

    <p>To ensure the test results accurately reflect the examinees' abilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the examiner's role in ensuring satisfactory testing conditions?

    <p>To ensure that the testing environment is conducive to fair and effective testing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the importance of proper follow-up functions in test administration?

    <p>To ensure that test results are adequately reported and utilized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for the examiner to be familiar with the test administration procedure?

    <p>To ensure that the test is administered correctly and fairly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the physical conditions that need to be ensured during testing?

    <p>Seating, lighting, ventilation, temperature, noise level and other physical conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to have multiple forms of the test?

    <p>To minimize cheating by having different items or different item arrangements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the examiner's role in establishing rapport during the test?

    <p>To create a condition of rapport, a relationship between examiner and examinees that encourages the latter to do their best</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the examiner be prepared for during the test?

    <p>Special problems, such as anxious or handicapped individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to apply scoring rules to all students?

    <p>To ensure fairness and consistency in test evaluation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of having multiple proctors during the test?

    <p>To minimize cheating and ensure a smooth testing operation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the examiner do before administering a standardized test?

    <p>Follow the test directions carefully and prepare for special problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of making an answer key in advance?

    <p>To ensure accuracy and consistency in scoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of scoring objective tests?

    <p>Efficiency and objectivity in scoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of triangulating data about students through alternative assessments?

    <p>To assemble additional measurements of students</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using analysis scoring in essay tests?

    <p>It is more meaningful than whole scoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the tester in scoring essay tests?

    <p>To decide whether to score the question as a whole or assign separate weights to different components</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using multiple forms of the test?

    <p>To minimize cheating</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is self-assessment in alternative assessments?

    <p>A method of evaluating one's own performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using portfolios in alternative assessments?

    <p>To collect a range of student work over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of alternative assessments?

    <p>They are wide-ranging and diverse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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