LLCU 424 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: International English Language Testing System, San Francisco State University, Educational Testing Service

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Course: LLCU 424
• Professor: Dr. Tomas McCone

Document Summary

Ready-made, previously validated product that frees the teacher from having to spend hours creating a test. Administration to large groups in reasonable time limits. A previously validated product (in many cases) Potential misunderstanding of the difference between direct and indirect testing. Assuming that they correctly assess all learners equally well. Multiple-choice formats have the appearance of authority. Indirect testing may not elicit a good sample of performance. Test of english as a foreign language (toefl test), educational testing. International english language testing system (ielts), cambridge local. Michigan english language assessment battery (melab), university of. Test of spoken english (tse test), educational testing service. English as a second language placement test (eslpt), san francisco state. Determine the purpose and objectives of the test. Identify a set of constructs underlying the test itself. Developer must select a subset of performance modes on some systematic basis. Determine number and types of items to be created based on the specs.