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Guidelines for creating contextualized paper and pencil tests
Evaluating the test draft
Use form 9 12, p 432
Follow the easy steps!
Tasks muct be authentic, familiar and similar to things taught
Create a simple story paragrpah dixcourse, etc that includes features in one
Distribute features from 12 across the skill areas (2)
Use grid in911, p431
Subtopic
Decide which skill areas to emphasize
But it is easier than non contextualized tests
Because it integrates so many ling and lex features in few passages!
You think it is too difficult
Responbding to target language Texts (reading/writing)
One way is to supply a TL text for reading and writing
Tnis section shows new ways to create open-ended test items
A form for assessing a test
Later a form will be presented
measures balance of focused and open-ended items in a test
This is a trute test designed for every level of proficiency
test must assess specific competencies AND allow stdt to create discourse
Writing and mixed skills formats
Schema on p415
