LANGUAGE

ASSESSMENT
 STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENT
THE ROLE OF STANDARDS IN
STANDARDIZED TESTS

Standard objectives or
A standardized performance levels as standards
test (benchmarks) that are held
constant across one of a test to
another
or standard (benchmarks)
(benchmarks)
 STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION

For the entire country and for

all levels of the schools
China system by the State
Education Commission in
Beijing.
DESIGNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE STANDARDS

Involves dozens of curriculum and assessment

specialist, teachers and researchers.

A Number of Domains :
Categories of language
Studentss need
Number and scope of standards
Set of standards for teachers
Means available
 STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT

Not only developing standards but also creating

standards-based assessment
 CASAS and SCANS

The Comprehensive Adult The Secretarys Commission

Student Assessment System
CASAS instruments are use to
measure functional
reading,writing, listening, and
speaking skills, as well as higher-
order thinking skills.
in Achieving Necessary Skills
The competencies cover language
functions in terms of standards :
Resources
Interpersonal skills, team work,
Information Processing,
evaluating data
Systems
Technology use and application.

Teacher Standards
 THE CONSEQUENCES OF STANDARDS-BASED
AND STANDARDIZED TESTING

STANDARDS-BASED STANDARDIZED TESTING

Test Bias

Test Driven Learning and

Teaching
ETHICAL ISSUES : CRITICAL LANGUAGE
TESTING
STANDARDIZED TESTING

Characteristics of a standardized test

standard-based
product of research and development
systematic scoring and administration procedures
norm-referenced
 ADVANTAGES AND DISANVANTAGES OF
STANDARDIZED TESTS

ADVANTAGES DISANVANTAGES

readily available product possibly inappropriate use of

easily administered to large
groups
streamlined scoring and
reporting procedures
a previously validated product
(in many case)
such tests
indirect testing may not elicit a
good sample of performance
multiple-choice formats have
the appearance of authority
 DEVELOPING A STANDARDIZED TESTS

Determine the purpose and objectives of the test

Design test specifications

Design, select, and arrange test tasks/items

Make appropriate evaluations of different kinds of items

Specify scoring procedures and reporting formats

Perform ongoing construct validation studies

STANDARDIZED LANGUAGE PROFIENCY TESTING

test of language ability presuppose a

comprehensive definition of the specific
competencies that comprise overall language
ability