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8th

Principles of
Language
Assessment
01
Practicality
Practicality
Has to do with → Resources, Time and Materials.

→ People: → Materials: → Time:


● Test ● Space (rooms) ● Development
developers ● Equipment time
● Test users (Paper, pen, ● Specific
● Task writers recorders…) activity
● Graders,
markers
● Test
An effective test is
practical
This means that it…

- is not excessively expensive,


- stays within appropriate time constraints,
- is relatively easy to administer, and
- has scoring procedure that is specific and
time-efficient.
if it…
- takes a student five hours to complete it.

- takes a few minutes for a student to take


and several hours for an examiner to
evaluate.

- can be scored only by computer and the


test takes place a thousand miles away
from the nearest computer.
How to ensure the test is
practical?
Key concepts:
❏ The cost of administering and
marking.
❏ The time of administering and
marking.
❏ The time available for marking the test.
❏ The number of people for
administering and marking.
❏ The ease of interpretations.
02
Authenticity
Example
An actual driving test which is an authentic assessment is
the best way to determine if you are going to be a good
driver.
Simply passing a written test isn't enough to determine
driving ability.
When it comes to test English…

Does the language in test represent


real-world language use?

❏ Authenticity involves creating tests


that mirror real-life language use.
Authenticity may be present
in the following ways:
❏ The language in the test is as natural as
possible.
❏ Items are contextualized rather than
isolated.
❏ Topics are meaningful for the learner.
❏ Real world or simulate real-world tasks.
Reliability
It is consistent and
dependable

If you gave the same test to the


same person on two different
occasions, the test should yield
similar results
Factors that contribute to the
unreliability of a test
Students- Temporary illness, fatigue,
a “bad day”, anxiety.
related
reliability may make an "observed”
score deviate from one's
"true" score.
Test
Photocopying
administrat variations, the amount
ion of light, street noise
outside
reliability
Inter-rater reliability: Two
Rater or more scorers yield
inconsistent scores
reliability - Apply the same
standards
Intra-rater reliability: unclear
scoring criteria, fatigue, bias
towards “good” or “bad”
student
-Score half of the test
Measurement errors,
Test The test is too long-> fatigue
Poorly writing test ->
reliability ambiguity, more than one
answer
Which is better to have a test
that is valid and reliable or
one that is practical?
Effects the test has
Washback on instruction in
terms of how
students prepare for
the test/ teaching-
learning process.
Positive Washback
Interactiv
e
Match Prompt feedback
what is taught and
To use the language But not if they
Give
what is learned
receive a simple
suggestio grade
Have access
ns Goal to
On how student Student gain a The teacher to
might improve sense of discuss feedback
accomplishment and evaluation
Negative
Washback
Discrepancy over the
objectives and focus on the
test

Teaching to the test


05
Validity
Ensures that a language
assessment measures what
it is intended to measure.
A valid test...
- Does not measure → irrelevant
variables.
- Relies on → empirical evidence
(performance).
- Offers useful information about → a
test-taker's ability.
- Is supported by → a theoretical
rationale or argument.
Content The test aligns with the
content it intends to
validity measure within the
language curriculum.
Do experts agree that this
test measures what it is
supposed to measure?

Criterion Does the test results


indicates outcomes that it
validity is supposed to indicate?
Construct How well a test measures
the idea or concept it
validity evaluates.

Involves considering all the


Consequent consequences of a test,
ial validity including its impact on test-
takers and social
consequences

Refers to the perception of


Face test-takers regarding the
fairness, relevance, and
validity usefulness of an assessment
in improving learning.
Thank
you!

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