Advanced Certificate

in Testing and
Assessment
ASSESSMENT AND TESTING SERIES

Muhammad AlQadi
TESOLERS INTERNATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION COLLEGE | TITEC, UK
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SESSION NO. ONE

SESSION DURATION 2 Hours
SESSION TOPIC GTK, Diagnostic Test, and Course Introduction
SESSION TUTOR Muhammad AlQadi

Get to Know You (GTKY) Activity

1 Truth and 2 Lies:

• Work in pair and tell each other three things about yourself,
one is true and two are lies. As a partner, you need to guess
which was a truth and which were lies.
• What do you know about the tutor?

Self-Introductions
• Name, Place of residence
• Educational background, Subject you teach, Where you teach,
Years of experience

Motive and Expectations

• What motivated you to join the course?
• What do you expect from the course?
• Are you willing to attend more advanced versions from the
course?

Course Introduction
Course Dates
SESSION 1 18TH November 2023
SESSION 2 25th November 2023
SESSION 3 2nd December 2023
SESSION 4 9th December 2023

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SESSION 5 16th December 2023

SESSION 6 23rd December 2023

COURSE SCHEDULE
No. Session Title Week Duration

1 Diagnostic Test and Course Introduction Week 1 2 Hours

2 Assessment Principles for Subject Testing; Case Study Week 2 3 Hours

3 Classroom Assessment That Works for Learning Week 3 3 Hours

4 Item Construct Principles; Relevance to Learning Objectives Week 4 3 Hours

5 Issues in Item Construct: MCQs Model Week 5 3 Hours

6 Being a Testing Specialist: Opportunities; Conclusion; Farewell Week 6 1 Hours

SIX WEEKS 15 HOURS

COURSE MATERIALS

Training Testing Weekly Diagnostic Research

Manuals Materials Assignments Tests Papers

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Are You Test-wise?

Take the following short quiz to check your background information
of assessment and testing!

As an experienced teacher you have probably encountered many of the following scenarios.
Read each situation and decide which the best solution is. Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. It is the beginning of the semester and you have a range of students. You want to get an idea of their
strengths and weaknesses before you plan your lessons. Which kind of test would give you the
information you need?

A. Placement
B. Diagnostic
C. Proficiency
D. Aptitude

2. You have heard the phrase “Test what you teach, how you teach it” many times. Which principle of good
assessment does it exemplify?

A. Validity
B. Reliability
C. Washback
D. Practicality

3. Your school team is planning the assessment strategy for the semester. You want to allocate sufficient
time to each step of the assessment development process. Which is the important step that most people
tend to shortchange?

A. Scheduling administration
B. Identification of outcomes
C. Establishing grading criteria
D. Analysis and reflection

4. You are about to assess your students’ writing. What is the best strategy for ensuring high reliability of
your grading?

A. Require students to write a draft

B. Give students a very detailed prompt
C. Use multiple raters and a banding scale
D. Use free instead of guided writing

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5. Your class will soon sit a high-stakes, standardized exam such as SAT, IGCSE, TOEFL, PET or IELTS. What
is the most helpful thing you can do to prepare them?

A. Coach them in strategies such as time management

B. Give them additional mock examinations on a daily basis
C. Revise material that appeared on last year’s exam
D. Stress the consequences of failing the examination

6. Your school team is using multiple measures to assess the students in a course. You want to find a type
of alternative assessment that demonstrates what students can actually do as contrasted to what they
know about the subject or skill. What’s your best choice?

A. Interviews and questionnaires

B. A showcase portfolio
C. Reflective journals
D. A performance assessment

7. Your school has a number of campuses with expectations for common assessments. What is the best
way to ensure that the students on each campus are assessed fairly?

A. Write to test specifications

B. Utilize student-designed tests
C. Recycle last year’s tests
D. Use exams from the textbook

8. What is the primary purpose of educational assessment?

A. To rank students in order of ability

B. To evaluate and improve learning
C. To create competition among students
D. To determine the teacher's effectiveness

9. Which of the following is an example of formative assessment?

A. A final exam at the end of the semester

B. A pop quiz to check student understanding
C. A standardized achievement test
D. A graduation assessment

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10. When designing a test, what is the difference between reliability and validity?

A. Reliability measures the consistency of test results, while validity measures the relevance of the test to the
content.
B. Reliability measures the relevance of the test to the content, while validity measures the consistency of test
results.
C. Both reliability and validity refer to the same concept.
D. Neither reliability nor validity is relevant to test design.

11. Which type of assessment focuses on evaluating the overall achievement of students at the end of a
course or educational program?

A. Formative assessment
B. Diagnostic assessment
C. Summative assessment
D. Norm-referenced assessment

12. What is the purpose of norm-referenced assessments?

A. To compare a student's performance to a predetermined standard or benchmark

B. To provide detailed feedback for instructional improvement
C. To measure the mastery of specific learning objectives
D. To assess a student's overall achievement at the end of a course

13. Which of the following is an example of authentic assessment?

A. Multiple-choice exam
B. True-false quiz
C. Portfolio assessment
D. Standardized achievement test

14. What is the term for the practice of adjusting assessment results to account for differences in student
performance due to factors beyond their control, such as socioeconomic status?

A. Standardization
B. Grading on a curve
C. Equating
D. Bias correction

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15. Which of the following is NOT a consideration when developing a fair and unbiased assessment?

A. Cultural sensitivity
B. Test format
C. Length of the assessment
D. Accessibility for students with disabilities

16. What is the term for the consistency of assessment results when the same test is administered to the
same group of students on different occasions?

A. Validity
B. Fairness
C. Reliability
D. Authenticity

17. When interpreting test scores, what does the concept of "standard deviation" help measure?

A. The mean score of the test

B. The spread or variability of scores
C. The difficulty of the test items
D. The passing score on the test

18. Authentic assessment is best described as:

A. Assessment based on real-life tasks and challenges

B. Standardized testing
C. Assessment using multiple-choice questions
D. Assessment with strict time constraints

Readings and Assignment

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