KEMENTERIAN AGAMA REPUBLIK INDONESIA

INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (IAIN) KEDIRI

FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN ILMU KEGURUAN
Jurusan: Pendd. Agama Islam ● Tadris Bhs. Inggris ● Pendd. Bhs. Arab ● Tadris
Matematika ● Manajemen Pendd. Islam ● Pendd. Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

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COURSE OUTLINE

I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Subject : Language Assessment and Testing Development
Credit Points :4
Code : TBI 540
Department : English Language Education
Semester :V
Day/Time/Room : Class D : Friday/5-6
: Saturday/5-6

Instructor : Fitriatul Masitoh, S.S, M.Pd.

Office : TBI F-105

II. COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this course, you will get a working knowledge of basic principles of testing procedures
which can be used in second and foreign language programs. Application of concepts is the main
goal of this course. You will learn to apply language testing principles to English language teaching
situation you are in. We will be looking at actual tests and testing procedures, working with actual
data, and have some class sessions for calculating analyses of test results. On the second half of the
semester, you are required to develop your own test batteries, try them out and analyze the results.
Besides, you will also practice assessing four English language skills in our secondary education.

III. OBJECTIVE
By the end of this course, the students are expected to:
 be able to distinguish the concepts of testing, assessment, measurement, and evaluation
 figure out approaches to language testing
 figure out classroom language tes
 be able to discuss characteristics of good tests
 be able to assess four English language skills
 be able to design different testing exercises to measure students’ learning and competence
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INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (IAIN) KEDIRI
FAKULTAS TARBIYAH DAN ILMU KEGURUAN
Jurusan: Pendd. Agama Islam ● Tadris Bhs. Inggris ● Pendd. Bhs. Arab ● Tadris
Matematika ● Manajemen Pendd. Islam ● Pendd. Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

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IV. TIME-LINE AND TOPICS

Meeting Topic Reference Note
1 Introduction to the Course
Test, Measurement, Asessment, and Evaluation
2 Testing and teaching 2
Purposes of testing (Why Test?)
3 Assessment and Teaching 1 Group 1
Informal and Formal Assessment
Formative and Summative
Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced Tests
4 Current Issues in language testing Group 2
- Assessment for learning
- Assessment as Learning
- Assessment of Learning
5 approaches to language testing (1) 1 Group 3
Discrete-Point and Integrative Testing
Communicative Language Testing
Performance-Based Assessment
6 approaches to language testing (2) 2 Group 4
essay-translation approach
structuralist approach
integrative approach
communicative approach
7 classroom language test (1) 2 Group 5
Subjective and objective Test
8 classroom language test (2) 1 Group 6
Language Aptitude Test
Proficiency Test
Placement Test
Diagnostic Test
Achievement Test
9 Principles of language assessment 1 Group 7
Practicality
Reliability
Validity
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Jurusan: Pendd. Agama Islam ● Tadris Bhs. Inggris ● Pendd. Bhs. Arab ● Tadris
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Authenticity
Washback
10 Interpreting test scores (item analysis) 2 Group 8
Item difficulty
Item discrimination
11 Review and Practice
12 Mid-term Test
13 Introduction to Assessment Platform Lecturer
14 Scoring Methods (Rubric) Group 9
Holistic scoring
Analytic scoring
15 Assessing Listening 1 Group 10
The importance of listening skill
Basic types of listening
Micro and Macro-Skills of listening
Designing Assessment tasks
a. intensive listening
b. responsive listening
c. selective listening
d. extensive listening
16 Practice and Discussion
17 Assessing Speaking 1 Group 11
Basic Types of Speaking
Micro and Macro skills of Speaking
Designing Assessment tasks
a. imitative Speaking
b. responsive Speaking
c. Interactive Speaking
d. extensive Speaking
18 Practice and Discussion
19 Assessing Reading 1 Group 12
Types (genre) of Reading
Micro and Macro skills and strategies for reading
Designing Assessment tasks
a. Perceptive Reading
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Jurusan: Pendd. Agama Islam ● Tadris Bhs. Inggris ● Pendd. Bhs. Arab ● Tadris
Matematika ● Manajemen Pendd. Islam ● Pendd. Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

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b. Selective Reading
c. Interactive Reading
d. extensive Reading
20 Practice and Discussion
21 Assessing Writing 1 Group 13
Types (genre) of Written language
Type of writing Performance
Micro and Macro skills of writing
Designing Assessment tasks
a. Imitative Writing
b. Intensive Writing
c. Responsive Writing
d. Extensive Writing
22 Practice and Discussion
23 Alternative Assessment
24 Designing Test (Theories) 1
The stages in constructing a test
Test of Specification TOS
25-26 Designing Test Practice and Consultation
27 Trying test items in a secondary school
28-30 Calculating Test Result (Validity, Reliability, and Item Difficulty)
31 Revising the items
32 Final Project

V. REFERENCES

[1] Brown, H. D. (2004). Language Assessment. Longman

[2] Heaton, J. B. (1975). Writing English Language Tests. Longman.

[3] Earl, L. M. (2003). Assessment as Learning: Using Classroom Assessment to Maximise Student
Learning. Corwin Press.