American University School of Education, Teaching and Health EDU-540
 
 
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Micro Teaching: Speaking and Oral Communication; Learning Strategies

Vocabulary Development

Due: Field Experience Journals

Justo Lamas

Assessing Language

Brown Chapter 21: Basic Concepts in Testing

What is a test?
Pupose: Measurement of ability or competence in a domain.
Is the criterion being measured?

Activity: Summarize the main points of one of the columns below. Show how this relates to your own practice of assessment.

Practicality Reliability Validity
Norm-referenced Sources of (un)reliability Does the test measure what it's supposed to?
Criterion-referenced Test Criterion validity
  Scorer Content validity
    Face validity
    Construct validity

Kinds of Tests

  • Proficiency
  • Diagnostic
  • Placement
  • Achievement
  • Aptitude

Oral Proficiency Testing

SOPA Article from NCLRC

 
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