Name: Phùng Diệu Mỹ

Design Statement for your Test (Summative)

Practicality
1. Who will take the test? (grade? level?) The test is designed for grade 2-4 elementary school students.

2. How many candidates will take it? There will be a total of 10 candidates taking the test

3. How many examiners are needed? The TSI teacher will be needed to conduct the speaking test.

The speaking test will be conducted within the school premises, in a

4. Where will it be held? (setting) quiet and private room to ensure a comfortable environment for
students.

5. What resources do you need? Resources needed include audio recording equipment (if
applicable), speaking test prompts, scoring rubrics, and a suitable
room for testing.

6. How long will the test be?
7. How will you keep the test secure?
8. Others
Validity 9. What macro skill (listening, speaking,
reading or writing) are you testing? Will
you test them separately or together?
10. What knowledge, sub-skills or areas of
performance are you testing?
Each speaking test session will last approximately 10 minutes per
student, including setup and assessment time
Test materials and recorded responses will be securely stored to
maintain confidentiality and prevent unauthorized access.
Any other logistical considerations or special requirements will be
addressed during the test preparation phase.
The test will assess speaking skills.
The speaking test will evaluate students' ability to articulate ideas,
respond to prompts, and communicate effectively in English.
 11. Where in your curriculum
document/syllabus/books are these The speaking skills being tested align with GrapeSEED curriculum
knowledge, sub-skills or areas of and relevant materials
performance stated?
12. Have these knowledge, sub-skills or
areas of performance been covered in the Yes, speaking skills have been covered in the classroom teaching.
teaching?

13. What task/question types (test formats)

The speaking test will include open-ended questions, picture
will you use to test the sub-skills? (e.g.
descriptions, and short conversations with examiners.
MCQ, T/F, paragraph writing, etc.)

14. What topics (subject areas/content areas

The speaking tasks will cover familiar topics related to the
e.g. the environment, legends, etc.) will
GrapeSEED curriculum and everyday life.
the task be on?

Any additional considerations related to test content and validity

15. Others
will be addressed during test development.
16. How many items (questions) will there Each student will have a standardized set of speaking tasks, and
Reliability be? their responses will be recorded for later assessment.

17. What is the weighting of each Each speaking task will have equal weight in the overall speaking
 section/item?
18. How will the items be scored (marks
according to marking scheme /answer
key? Levels or grades according to
rubrics?)
19. How will the scores be reported?
(grades? bands? %?)
20. How will the scores be moderated?
21. For speaking tests, who are the
interviewers?
22. How will they be trained?
test score.
Speaking responses will be assessed using rubrics to provide
specific feedback and scores.
Scores will be reported as qualitative feedback on areas of strength
and improvement
Moderation will be conducted by TSI teachers to ensure consistency
in scoring
TSI teacher will serve as interviewers and assessors
Interviewers will receive training in using the speaking test rubrics
and conducting fair and unbiased assessments.
 Any other reliability-related considerations will be addressed during
23. Other
the test development process.

24. Where will you get your input language

Input language for the speaking test will be selected from authentic
Authenticity from: authentic sources (e.g. newspapers,
GrapeSEED materials and real-life situations
Internet) or textbooks or past tests?

Yes, the content will be relevant to the GrapeSEED curriculum and

25. Is the content suitable for the context?
the students' level of language proficiency

The speaking test will align with the curriculum, encouraging students
26. How will you promote positive
Washback to actively engage in language learning and practice speaking skills
washback?