LANGUAGE

TESTING
Nunun Indrasari, M.Pd.

English Education Department

Teacher Training and Tarbiyah Faculty
UIN Raden Intan Lampung
Aims of the Course:
￮ Constructing test items in the form of essay
and objective test;
￮ Scoring test items in the form of essay and
objective test;
￮ Analyzing the validity and reliability of test
items.

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TEST
ASSESSMENT
EVALUATION 3
WHY TEST?
 Diagnose students strengths and needs
 Provide feedback on student learning
 Provide a basis for instructional placement
 Inform and guide instruction
 Communicate learning expectations
 Motivate and focus students’ attention and effort
 Provide practice applying knowledge and skills

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What to test?
 Language ability
 Can it be defined? How?
 Factors affecting performance
Linguistic competence
Physical characteristics
Psychological factors

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What is a test?
A method of measuring a
person’s ability, knowledge or
performance in a given domain

(Brown, 2004)
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 What is a test?
Measure – The person Domain
what? How? Appropriate? General
General ability / competence (e.g.
Relevance? proficiency)
specific
knowledge Specific criteria
Individual ability (e.g. vocabulary,
and performance pronunciation,
grammar)
% | A | Pass/Fail
– must have
result
.

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 What makes
a good test?
A well-constructed test is….
• “A well-constructed test
is an instrument that
“ provides an accurate
measure of a test taker's
ability within a particular
domain.”
Brown, 2003
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ASSESSMENT

Is assessment
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synonymous with
testing?

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DIFFERENCES
ASSESSMENT TESTING
• Ongoing process • Administrative
• Generally procedure
encompasses a wide • Specific times
domain • Curriculum
• Subconscious referenced
impression • Peak performance
• Incidental judgment • Measured and
• implicit evaluation evaluated
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TEST AND
ASSESSMENT
￮ Assessment: tests, projects, observation of
performance, portfolios, etc.

￮ Tests are one form of assessment

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ALTERNATIVE
ASSESSMENT
1. Peer Assessments
2. Journals 1. Portfolios
3. Logs 2. Self-Assessment
4. Blogs 3. Conferences
5. Videos 4. Diaries
6. Teacher Observation 5. Etc.

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EVALUATION
Judging the ability of a learner based on a
test or otherwise and using this judgement
as a constructive element in learning over
time.
(Cf. Gipps 1994, Lynch 2005)

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GRADE CAN BE
ASSIGNED IN:
 LETTERS (A, B, C, D, E, F)
 RANGE (4.0 -1.0)
 NUMBER (0-10 / 0-100)
 DESCRIPTOR (EXCELLENT, GREAT,
SATISFACTORY, NEED
IMPROVEMENT)

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Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at
￮ nununindrasari@radenintan.ac.id

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