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Second Term Examination Paper in TEFL
Task One: Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? Write T/F in the space provided. (4/4)
1. _____ . The Bac is basically a placement test.
2. _____ . Ipsative assessment refers to self-assessment against previous achievements.
3. _____ . Diagnostic evaluation is a post-instruction phase in which teachers wish to know about how much students already know.
4. _____ . Tests help evaluate not only test takers but also the whole teaching-learning process.
Task Two: Peruse the definitions on the right and provide appropriate terms in the space provided. (5/5)
1. ______. It is any test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner to ensure legal defensibility. They are often used in education, professional certification, psychology, the military, and many other fields.
2. ______. They are tests that measure learners’ capacity to acquire abilities, knowledge and skills. They evaluate the outcomes of unknown and uncontrolled experiences.
3. ______. They are tests that measure learners’ language background and skills.
4. ______. They are tests designed to effeciently measure the amount of knowledge and /or skill a person has learned, frequently as a result of instruction.
5. ______. It refers to the degree to which a test measures what it is purports to measure.
Task Three: Read the passage then fill in with the right word from the table below. Please do bear in mind that not all the words are appropriate. Please fill in the grid below the passage. (7/7)
Washback – evaluation- testing- summative assessment – formative evaluation- test taker- ipsative assessment- grade- test- aptitude test- validity- practicality- test score- invigilator- diagnostic evaluation- criterion- reliability- examiner- norm.
A ---- (1)----- or examination is an ------(2)----- intended to measure a ------(3) ------knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A ------(4)------may be administered orally, on paper, on a computer, or in a confined area that requires a ------(5)------to physically perform a set of ----- (6)------. ------(7)----- vary in style, rigor and requirements. For example, in a closed book test, a ------(8)------is often required to rely upon memory to respond to specific items whereas in an open book test, a ------(9)------may use one or more supplementary tools such as a reference book or calculator when responding to an item. A ----- (10)----- may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test would be a reading test administered by a parent to a child. An example of a formal test would be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an I.Q. test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a ------(11)------or a ----- (12)-----. A test score may be interpreted with regards to a ----- (13)---- or ------(14) ------, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of participants.
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Task Four: Peruse the paragraphs, then rearrange them to make a coherent passage. Fill in the right order of the paragraphs in the table below. Do NOT reproduce the passage. (4/4)
a. Several common methods have been employed to combat cheating. They include the use of multiple proctors or invigilators during a testing period to monitor test takers. Test developers may construct multiple variants of the same test to be administered to different test takers at the same time.
b. Finally, instructors or test providers may compare the answers of suspected cheaters on the test themselves to determine if cheating did occur.
c. This may range from bringing and using notes during a closed book examination, copying another test taker's answer or choice of answers during an individual test, or even sending a paid proxy (i.e., representative agent) to take the test.
d. Cheating on a test is the process of using unauthorized means or methods for the purpose of obtaining a desired award (i.e., test score and/ or grade).
e. In some cases, instructors themselves may not administer their own tests but will leave the task to other instructors or invigilators, which may mean that the invigilators do not know the candidates, and thus some form of identification may be required.
a / b / c / d / eEnd of Examination paper (2/2)