Topic 1

Examine the contributing factors to the changing trends of language assessment.

Describe the stages involved in the development of educational evaluation in Malaysia.
Topic 2
Discuss and present the various types of tests and assessment tasks that students have experienced.
Discuss the extent tests or assessment tasks serve their purpose.
Topic 3
Objective test items are items that have only one answer or correct response. Describe in-depth the multiple-choice test item.
Subjective test-items allocate subjectivity in the response given by thetest-takers. Explain in detail the various types of
subjective test-items.
Identify at least three differences between formative and summative assessment?
What are the strengths of multiple-choice items compared to essay items?
Informal assessments are often unreliable, yet they are still important in classrooms. Explain why this is the case, and defend
your explanation with examples.
Compare and contrast Norm-Referenced Test with Criterion- Referenced Test.
Topic 4
What are reliability and validity? What determines the reliability of a test?
What are the different types of validity? Describe any three types and cite examples.
Discuss the importance of authenticity in testing. Based on samples of formative and summative assessments, discuss
aspects of reliability/validity that must be considered in these assessments.
Discuss measures that a teacher can take to ensure high validity of language assessment for the primary classroom.
Topic 6
In your opinion and based on your teaching experience, how would you conduct the testing of reading, writing and speaking
skills of your own students? What are the methods that you employ? Share this with your classmates and exchange ideas.
2. Describe three different types of writing performance as suggested by Brown (2004) and relate their relationship to
academic writing, job related writing and personal writing.
Topic 7
Based on your understanding, draw a mind map to indicate the advantages and disadvantages of the three approaches to
scoring essays.
Topic 8
Calculate the mean, mode, median and range of the following set of scores:
23, 24, 25, 23, 24, 23, 23, 26, 27, 22, 28.
What is a normal curve and what does this show? Does the final result always show a normal curve and how does this relate
to standardised tests?
Topic 10
In your opinion, what are the advantages of using portfolios as a form of alternative assessment?