Course Description:
This is a course for a language student who is interested in language testing and assessment. The
course examines different
types and uses of language tests including Norm-referenced tests (NRTs) and Criterion-
referenced tests (CRTs). It discusses
major components of a good language test and provides a step-by-step account of how to develop a
test by focusing on various
techniques of item development and item analysis. In this course, the learner is engaged in
different hands-on activities on how
to measure what needs to be measured accurately. S/he understands the importance of reliability,
validity and dependability in
testing, develops the skills necessary to measure these variables accurately and applies that
knowledge to make valid, reliable,
and practical tests with respect to standard language constructs and the language learners'
needs as well as the characteristics
of the teaching / learning situation.
Course Objectives:
- Help students to understand the roles of and terminologies in assessment and evaluation in
education;
- . Enable students to develop and propose evaluation for enhancing learning, teaching, and
curriculum;
- Differentiate between assessment and evaluation in education; and
- Develop skills essential to the successful analysis of test results and interpreting the
outcomes.
- Help students to design assessment appropriate to a variety of learning contexts.