Test Proposal for a Second Language Test: A Computer-Based Test (CBT) of Writing
This test proposal was originally written for E634 Assessing Second Language Skills course. My interest was to design writing test tasks to assess students’ integrated communicative skills, such as writing after listening. That is because Korean government is planning to implement a computer-based English proficiency test focusing on communicative competence in 2015, and it is called the National English Aptitude Test (NEAT). I designed the test for Korean public high school students and it would be administrated in a computer lab in the school at the end of semester. The three integrative test tasks are provided as an appendix C in the test proposal and the proposal is attached below in this section.
It was a valuable experience to design this test proposal; I had an opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts I learned in the course into the test proposal. Completing this project, it was noted that developing test tasks is a very complicate and
elaborating process. Furthermore, I realized that we need to consider many aspects, such as item types, interpreting test results, reliability and validity, and practicality in order to create qualified test tasks fulfilling the purpose of the test.
This test proposal was originally written for E634 Assessing Second Language Skills course. My interest was to design writing test tasks to assess students’ integrated communicative skills, such as writing after listening. That is because Korean government is planning to implement a computer-based English proficiency test focusing on communicative competence in 2015, and it is called the National English Aptitude Test (NEAT). I designed the test for Korean public high school students and it would be administrated in a computer lab in the school at the end of semester. The three integrative test tasks are provided as an appendix C in the test proposal and the proposal is attached below in this section.
It was a valuable experience to design this test proposal; I had an opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts I learned in the course into the test proposal. Completing this project, it was noted that developing test tasks is a very complicate and
elaborating process. Furthermore, I realized that we need to consider many aspects, such as item types, interpreting test results, reliability and validity, and practicality in order to create qualified test tasks fulfilling the purpose of the test.
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